Jaylen Brown's camp shuts down report that he demanded a trade out of Boston: It's '10,000% a lie'

Despite a report to the contrary, Jaylen Brown’s camp is denying that he demanded a trade out of Boston this past offseason. 

The idea that Brown, now with the Philadelphia 76ers, demanded a trade or even presented the Celtics with a list of demands is “10,000% a lie,” one of his representatives told ESPN’s kris Rhim on Monday night. 

Brown was dealt to the 76ers this past summer in a blockbuster deal that sent Paul George to the Celtics. That gave the 76ers another piece to pair with Joel Embiid and LeBron James, who they also signed in free agency after he left the Los Angeles Lakers.

But on Monday, former Celtics player and NBC Sports Boston analyst Brian Scalabrine said that Brown requested a trade out of Boston and that he had a list of demands.

“My understanding of this thing is that he demanded to be traded,” Scalabrine said. “Not through the media, but to the organization … My understanding is that Jayeln Brown went to the organization and had a list of demands, and it was like, ‘You either do this, or you trade me.’”

That, Brown’s representative said, never happened. While a deal centered around former Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo fell through, Boston told Brown that he was going to be traded anyways. His only request, the representative said, was to have input on his destination. 

Scalibrine walked his comments back on Monday night, but stood by his claim that Brown had a list of demands. But, according to Brown’s camp, the only other request he had was that he and Jayson Tatum were treated equally.

"I don't know what the ultimatum was or the demands or whatever it was," Scalabrine said on Monday night. "So technically, he did not demand to be traded. It was, 'Do these things right here, or else.' And one of them might have been, 'Give me the $140 million extension.'

"I haven't gotten to the bottom of all that. I didn't even know this was going to be a thing. It's one of those things that lived in my mind for months. I finally used it because we were talking about the weirdest stuff, and then now it's out there."

Tatum-Brown controversy still ongoing

The Tatum-Brown conversation picked back up last week after Brown posted a blue hat emoji on Instagram in response to a video that Tatum posted in which he claimed he was also caught off guard by Brown’s trade to Philadelphia. Tatum, Brown insulated, was lying.

Regardless of who is telling the truth there, it is certainly awkward to see two former teammates who won a championship together interacting like that. 

Tatum downplayed it after the Celtics’ win over the New York Knicks on Friday, and even invoked the infamous feud between Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. 

"This ain't no f***ing Shaq and Kobe. There's no beef,” Tatum said. “It's not about that. It should be more praise. I understand that don't necessarily sell and drama gets clicks and views, but that's not my thing."

Brown followed suit a day later, though he was far less clear. 

“We've accomplished some great things. He's a hell of a basketball player,” Brown said. “He's got a great PR team. 

“There's no beef, but it might be a little lamb chops and some gravy. He should stay ready at all times."

Regardless, Brown’s split from Tatum and the Celtics clearly wasn’t an easy one. He was frustrated after being moved despite being the team’s clear MVP in his final season. Tatum has downplayed the move and tried to distance himself from any decisions that were made.Clearly, things are still awkward. 

But the idea that he demanded to be moved apparently never happened.