Shocking Revelation: Celtics Offered Jaylen Brown to Nets in Trade

In a stunning new revelation, insider Shams Charania has reported that the Boston Celtics offered Jaylen Brown in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets that would have brought Kevin Durant to Beantown, back in the summer of 2022.

Kevin Durant was ALMOST a Celtic had the Nets agreed to this package in 2022, per Shams:

Nets receive:
🔸 Jaylen Brown
🔸 Derrick White
🔸 First-round pick

Celtics receive:
☘️ Kevin Durant

Can you imagine the 2023-24 NBA Finals with the Slim Reaper in it? 👀 pic.twitter.com/YQ4qVM1YKn
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 3, 2025

Shams told Pat McAfee on his show that the Celts offered Brown, Derrick White and a first-round pick in return for KD.

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly rejected a package of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and a first-round pick for Kevin Durant in 2022, per @ShamsCharania

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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 3, 2025

The Nets, of course, declined the offer, and Boston stayed the course which eventually, two years later, got them their first NBA title in 16 years, with Brown and White playing key roles.

Durant, meanwhile, eventually coerced his way out of Brooklyn later in the 2022-23 season, and is now trying to get out of Phoenix, with five teams being prime suitors this summer.

"Kevin Durant could definitely be traded this offseason..

It just hasn't worked out for this Suns team..

There was mutual interest at the trade deadline with Golden State, Minnesota, New York, Houston, Miami, and San Antonio" ~ @ShamsCharania #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/5h4cLSmRub
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 2, 2025

Durant, at the age of 36, is still one of the most lethal offensive weapons in the game, averaging 26.6 points this season, while shooting 43% from three-point range.