""In our league, it's a business. It's not up to me,""
""Sometimes it is, sometimes it's not. Obviously, the fans, they built this fine relationship. But the organization, they might want to move in another direction one day, and they might force you to [say] like, 'You're not playing me or you're not trying to pay me, so I'm going to go somewhere else where they are.'""
""They traded Luka [Doncic]. They traded Kevin Durant. They traded some all-time Hall of Famers. So you fall in line with that if it comes down to it.""
Jaylen Brown holds a five-year, $285 million contract signed in 2023 and is the Celtics' longest-tenured player in his tenth season. Uncertainty exists about whether he will retire with the Celtics because the NBA functions as a business and organizations can move in different directions that push players elsewhere. Brown referenced high-profile, unexpected trades of other stars as examples of how situations can change quickly. Prior trade rumors surrounded Brown before his extension, and his subsequent championship and Finals MVP did not eliminate the possibility of future roster moves. Brown expressed a desire to remain in Boston.
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