There have been multiple rumors surrounding the future of Jaylen Brown with the Boston Celtics, especially after he recently put one of his properties in Boston up for sale.

Brown, who won NBA Finals MVP after leading the Celtics to the title in 2023, has been the subject of a reported rift with teammate Jayson Tatum, a situation that NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes is “stupid”, as he said plainly.

“I think these guys are so stupid at times,” Barkley said via MassLive. “I never understand why guys don’t want to play with other great players. This notion you have to have an A or B. When I got traded to Phoenix and played with Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle, I was thrilled to play with two other great players. You just want to win. It’s not about the individual accolades. If I’m Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, I’m like, ‘Man, I’m going to play with another great player for 10 years. Maybe we win multiple championships. I don’t give a damn whose team it is.’ I just think this whole situation is, ‘What the hell you want? You want to win.’”

“I think the whole situation is silly and stupid,” he continued. “I would want to play with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. I want to play with both of those guys for multiple times in my career and let the chips fall where they may.”

This past season, Brown averaged 28.7 points with 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, while Tatum averaged 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game.