Jaylen Brown reaffirmed his happiness with the Celtics on Wednesday night and said that, if it were up to him, he could remain in Boston for the next 10 years, per the report. Brown said he and Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens have a “great relationship,” adding, “I love Boston. And if it was up to me I could play in Boston for the next 10 years.”
Per the report, Brown’s remarks follow comments from Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady on the podcast “Cousins,” in which McGrady said Brown has a frustration that “lies deeply within the [Celtics] organization.” The report says Stevens downplayed any perceived rift after speaking with Brown on Monday, calling the conversation “nothing but positive.”
The report says Brown also called the 2025-26 season his favorite of his career, a remark that drew attention because he won a title with the Celtics in 2024 and the team was eliminated in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown was quoted in the report describing the year as one in which he got to “see all of these guys, all of my teammates, grow” and praised the group for overcoming adversity and galvanizing together.
Per the report, Boston was led by what the piece described as an “MVP-like season” from Brown and finished 56-26 to earn the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, despite playing much of 2025-26 without Jayson Tatum as he came back from a torn Achilles. The report notes Brown tempered his praise by saying a championship remains special, but that this season stood out to him personally.
The report says Brown expressed no regrets about criticizing officiating after Boston’s Game 7 loss to Philadelphia, a stance that led to a $50,000 fine from the NBA on Tuesday. Brown was quoted saying, “The inconsistency of the officiating between the playoffs and regular season is not just something that’s been talked about by me,” and added, “Damn, fine me for that.” The report also notes Brown is eligible to sign a two-year, $141.9 million extension with the Celtics in July.
