NBA insider Marc Spears acknowledged this week that Luka Doncic's struggles against Jaylen Brown played a role in his eventual trade.

One NBA insider is blaming Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown for the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA insider Marc Spears has suggested Boston Celtics Shooting Guard Jaylen Brown is a key factor in the Luka Doncic trade. Spears, who works for ESPN and Andscape, cited the impact of Brown, 28, on the Dallas Mavericks’ thought process.

If the NBA redid the 2016 NBA draft, where would star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown end up going in it? Taken by the Celtics at No. 3 overall in the draft that really did end up going down, the Georgia native has burnished his credentials nicely since entering the league nearly a decade ago.

"He is the reason why Luka got traded," said Spears of Brown. "He shut him down in the Finals. What he did to Luka in the Finals, shutting him down, guarding him full court, making it unbearable offensively,