Brad Stevens couldn’t discuss the specifics of Jaylen Brown’s future with the Celtics, but he made it clear the organization thinks extremely highly of both the player and the person.
“I can say, without a doubt, we want Jaylen to be here,” Stevens, the team’s president of basketball operations, told reporters Thursday afternoon. “He’s a big part of us. We believe in him, and I’m thankful for him.”
Following Brown’s All-NBA second-team season, the Celtics can now offer him a five-year, $295 million supermax contract.
"I'm not allowed to talk about the contract details, let alone the extension.