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The Boston Celtics helped the Philadelphia 76ers land LeBron James in free agency.
In fact, if it wasn't for Boston, LeBron probably wouldn't be spending the 2026-27 NBA season in Philly.
How? The Jaylen Brown trade.
The Celtics traded Brown to the 76ers on July 1 for Paul George and draft picks.
It was a clear upgrade in the present for the Sixers, and it made them a real suitor for LeBron.
In The Athletic's all-encompassing report on James' decision, this is how they laid out the importance of the Brown deal:
"According to at least three sources, everything changed in Philadelphia when first-year president of basketball operations Mike Gansey pulled off the bombshell acquisition of Brown, the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, from the Boston Celtics…
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