The Boston Celtics almost made a monumental move to trade one of their franchise cornerstones for Kevin Durant.

“There was a lot of mutual interest between Kevin Durant and the Celtics in the summer of '22 when he asked for a trade (from the Nets) and (Boston) offered Jaylen Brown … Derrick White … (and) a first-round pick,” Charania said.

Brown has been dealing with a nagging knee injury. It's something that he has had to deal with for most of the season. While Brown has been able to manage it so far, he is on the injury report ahead of this game against the Heat. He is listed as questionable due to right knee posterior impingement. He will play in this game.

As his pain-filled regular season winds down, Jaylen Brown has a plan in place to get healthy for the playoffs.

" No," Brown said, offering a one-word response to the question. Evidently, the NBA Finals MVP isn't concerned about awards or playing 65 games. Repeating as a champion and finishing the regular season strong might just be why he's playing through pain.

Just how worried ought we to be about Brown's health with the postseason so close and his knee clearly an issue?

Brown registered a 24 points (10-20 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-3 FT), nine rebounds and four assists across 29 minutes during Wednesday's 124-103 loss to Miami.

Throughout the season, Brown has been an integral piece for the Celtics, averaging 22.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 31.9 percent from three across 59 appearances, logging 34.9 minutes per contest.

Brown will need to play in five of the Celtics' final six regular-season games to be eligible for NBA awards, but his knee is still not 100 percent.