Jaylen Brown focused on playoffs, hints lack of context led to furor over his future

The Celtics star eschewed clarification of his words about his future in Boston, citing the import of the postseason.

When Jaylen Brown was understandably non-committal about his future with the Boston Celtics given his contract ends after next season in a recent interview with the Ringer’s Logan Murdock, some fans and analysts of the ball club interpreted his words as a sign the Georgia native plans to decamp when he is free to do so.

But when asked about those words and what they could mean for his future, Brown replied that he was on a 50-win team that he doesn’t plan on taking for granted. “Right now, I’m focused on helping lead my team for another playoff run,” he explained via NBC Boston Sports.

“In terms of speculation et cetera, I can’t speculate on anything above what I’m doing right now,” he added.