'One of the dumbest trades in NBA history': Former Celtics champion blasts Jaylen Brown deal

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May 2, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) on the court before game seven of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images

A night after the Boston Celtics pulled the plug on the Jaylen Brown era, a lot of fans are still left scratching their heads. Brad Stevens got Paul George and some picks to send their longest-tenured player to the Philadelphia 76ers. The faithful would be glad to know that they are not the only ones who are puzzled with this transaction. 2008. Kendrick Perkins went on full blast and berated management for pushing through with the trade.

Perkins blasts Celtics for Brown trade to 76ers

Kendrick Perkins was clearly livid during his morning appearance on SportsCentre. The 2008 NBA champion directed his anger towards the Celtics front office, specifically Brad Stevens for Jaylen Brown.

"Well, it was one of the dumbest trades in NBA history. Mike Gansey, Jameer Nelson, Bob Myers, they should be serving breakfast in bed to Brad Stevens. I'm talking about cut-up fruit, seedless grapes, mint tea, toast with strawberry jam because they finessed the hell out of him," Perkins declared.

Kendrick Perkins goes OFF on Brad Stevens and the Celtics for trading Jaylen Brown:

"It was one of the dumbest trades in NBA history... they finessed the hell out of him." 😳 pic.twitter.com/C290IXXjNA

— NBA Base (@TheNBABase) July 2, 2026

Brown, the longest-tenured Celtics player who donned the iconic green jersey for a decade, was traded to the 76ers for Paul George alongside two first-round picks and two second-round picks. The earliest of these draft selections is a 2028 first-round pick or swap followed by an unprotected 2031 first-rounder.

It was not hard to see that there was a sudden upheaval from all Celtics fans given that Brown ranks 10th all-time in the franchise scoring list and is just coming off a 2025-26 NBA MVP candidacy. Meanwhile, George has not been an NBA All-Star since the 2023-24 season.

"All of a sudden he got desperate. All of a sudden emotions and feelings got involved. And all of a sudden when you get your feelings involved and it gets involved with business, stupid stuff like this happens. Paul George hasn't been reliable and basically available consistently over the last two, three seasons. And now you get him at the age of 35, you play him alongside Jayson Tatum, who's just coming off Achilles injury, and there's no in-between with the Boston Celtics," Perkins added.

It remains a question whether or not a series of moves are still in store for Stevens and the Celtics. As of the moment, their moves include: re-signing Ron Harper Jr. along with getting Mike Conley and Mitchell Robinson. The Celtics front office has also not clarified why they made the trade to begin with.