Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Tuesday night that All-Star forward Jaylen Brown remains "valued" by the organization.
Stevens' comments came a day after ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the Celtics offered Brown and two first-round picks to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a trade package for two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. That proposal didn't materialize, and the Bucks agreed to send Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat instead.
Stevens didn't specifically address that trade when he met with reporters after Boston picked Houston forward Chris Cenac Jr. with its first-round selection in the NBA draft Tuesday night. But he did speak about the Celtics' current relationship with Brown, their first-round pick 10 years ago.