As the summer drags on and Jaylen Brown remains without a contract extension, the status of his negotiations with the Celtics becomes increasingly interesting.
For now, talks are reportedly on hold as Brown is overseas participating in an event with the NBPA, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The timing is a little odd — what would it take to drag you away from negotiations that could result in a contract worth more than $300 million? And why can’t Brown’s agent, the highly experienced Jason Glushon, just handle the negotiations in his absence?