The Boston Celtics still have “a lot of business left” to conduct according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on a recent episode of “Sports Center,” with Windhorst relating the news that 2023 Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon “may still end up being on the market” but that the potential supermax extension for star forward Jaylen Brown being an element of business that needs a resolution before any moves with Brogdon or restricted free agent Grant Williams can be resolved.
Describing it as a “fragile deal” given the potential for negotiations over whether Brown will get the full 35% of the cap in the extension, Windhorst suggests that “there’s interest on both sides to get something done” but such a move would prevent the Georgia native from being traded for a year.
“The Celtics probably want to make sure all their business is locked down before going into this (supermax extension),” he added, suggesting that the Brogdon and Williams situations may need to be resolved before Brown’s will be, as will the specific terms of a potential deal itself.
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“It’s not as simple to say, ‘Jaylen — here’s your contract, sign it or not,” Windhorst explained. “There are aspects within the deal to negotiate; until it’s done, it’s not done.”
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