Jaylen Brown

jrleftfoot wrote:I like our 2d round draft choice . If he can shoot a little , he's a keeper.

+1

What a great pick, he can do a bit of everything, love the way he can drive/finish and defend multiple positions already.

cowens/oldschool wrote:

jrleftfoot wrote:I like our 2d round draft choice . If he can shoot a little , he's a keeper.

+1

What a great pick, he can do a bit of everything, love the way he can drive/finish and defend multiple positions already.

Cow,

Watson averaged 11.8ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.6apg in Summer League.  He shot 51.1% from the field and 35% from 3.  Those are solid numbers for a rookie in his first SL.


He also moved his feet on defense.  Had a good eye for angles and how to stay in front of his man, pick up players on rotations when they come off of picks.  


However, I do not think he will get a roster spot, certainly not right away.  A combination of luxury tax and Brad wanting to wait to see where we might have a late season injury will result in Watson getting a two-way contract and living in Maine.  Depending upon those injuries, and how well he plays in G-League, may result in him landing a roster spot in April.  It happened to Queta last season, it can happen to Anton Watson too.


Bob


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All possible Bob, I am just really happy with the pick, he could easily develop into a role player that can help us, looks about 6’8”-6’9” and looks like can play multiple positions both ends. Gotta love Brads ability to find diamond in the rough type guys this late in the draft.

cowens/oldschool wrote:All possible Bob, I am just really happy with the pick, he could easily develop into a role player that can help us, looks about 6’8”-6’9” and looks like can play multiple positions both ends. Gotta love Brads ability to find diamond in the rough type guys this late in the draft.

Cow,


When Brad was at Butler he had to find those type of talents, he wasn't going to recruit the top players.  They were all going to Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, etc.


Watson is listed as 6'8" in bare feet.  He has a 7' wingspan, which is a 1.05:1 ratio to his height, and that's really good.  He has an 8'9" standing reach.


If he can get his 3pt fg% in Maine up to 38% (he shot 35% in SL), then he's got a shot (no pun intended). A 6'8" player that cannot hit 3s will probably be left in the oven to cook a little more.


Bob


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bobheckler wrote:

cowens/oldschool wrote:All possible Bob, I am just really happy with the pick, he could easily develop into a role player that can help us, looks about 6’8”-6’9” and looks like can play multiple positions both ends. Gotta love Brads ability to find diamond in the rough type guys this late in the draft.

Cow,


When Brad was at Butler he had to find those type of talents, he wasn't going to recruit the top players.  They were all going to Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, etc.


Watson is listed as 6'8" in bare feet.  He has a 7' wingspan, which is a 1.05:1 ratio to his height, and that's really good.  He has an 8'9" standing reach.


If he can get his 3pt fg% in Maine up to 38% (he shot 35% in SL), then he's got a shot (no pun intended).  A 6'8" player that cannot hit 3s will probably be left in the oven to cook a little more.


Bob


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You still need an effective all around game to succeed in this league and I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. I don’t think either J was at or over 38% from 3 this year, but those guys obviously make so much impact all over the floor in so many other areas. I like that Anton defends and has a developing all around game that can fit this teams culture.

Jaylen Brown water training again.  The weights display 60 LBS.   Click the link and then scroll down and his Instagram image will pop up with an > to view the other images.

https://athlonsports.com/nba/boston-celtics/jaylen-brown-unreal-workout-team-usa-snub-turning-heads

dboss wrote:Jaylen Brown water training again.  The weights display 60 LBS.   Click the link and then scroll down and his Instagram image will pop up with an > to view the other images.

https://athlonsports.com/nba/boston-celtics/jaylen-brown-unreal-workout-team-usa-snub-turning-heads

Love seeing this, glad he was working and resting during the off season and didn’t waste his time on that Olympic BS team. On another thread some guys were talking about the training methods now compared to other old school eras. Awesome to see Jaylen taking this stuff to new levels, he is a gifted athlete and then some and we got him and Tatum reaching their primes together!! Go Celtics!!

Imagine Len Bias being some kind of explosive combination of the J’s just playing off Bird and company, getting all these easy looks and dunks and lobs. Well this helps make up for that tragedy a little….

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/jaylen-brown-ferg-song-celtics-rapper-track/b60fd16d21143b7ea9f8c5f4



Jaylen Brown-A$AP Ferg song, explained: Celtics star and rapper surprise NBA fans with 'Just Do It' track


Gilbert McGregor
08-22-2024
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3 min read


Celtics star Jaylen Brown is redefining the parameters of being a do-it-all wing.

Months after earning Finals MVP honors, Brown has tapped in with multiplatinum recording artist A$AP Ferg to release a single titled "Just Do It."

Brown, 27, is one of the most interesting men in the NBA. With a wide range of off-the-court endeavors to his name, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that he decided to display his artistry in the music realm.

Here's everything you need to know about the latest collaboration between Ferg and the Finals MVP.


Jaylen Brown-A$AP Ferg song, explained

On Aug. 22, an X (formerly Twitter) account titled @OnThinIce teased an Aug. 23 release of a single by Brown and Ferg. The report was consistent with a July TikTok video documenting Brown's time in the studio.


Brown dropped the official music video with Ferg on his YouTube page on Aug. 22. You can watch it below.





Despite the song's title, Brown makes no mention of Nike, a brand that has the tagline, "Just do it." Brown has taken issue with Nike in the past and has been vocal about his issues with the brand.

While the song may appear like it has come out of left field, it is one that is years in the making.


Jaylen Brown-A$AP Ferg relationship, explained

Brown and Ferg have maintained a close relationship for the majority of Brown's NBA career.

In 2019, Ferg gifted the Celtics star a custom chain and pendant to celebrate his 23rd birthday. Two years later, the two collaborated on a court project at the famed Rucker Park in Harlem, N.Y., where Ferg hails.

Ferg is also no stranger to the TD Garden sideline, where he has supported Brown from courtside seats.

Ferg even foreshadowed what was to come in 2021.


Whether or not Brown's rap career is one-and-done remains to be seen, but he joins a long list of NBA stars who can at least have some fun in the studio. Perhaps we could see Brown collaborate with another NBA player next.


Bob


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Bob....are you the realtor?

RosalieTCeltics wrote:Bob....are you the realtor?

Rosalie,

Don't I wish...


Bob


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Giving flowers: Jaylen Brown’s mastery of the step-through

https://www.celticsblog.com/2024/9/11/24240324/boston-celtics-finals-mvp-jaylen-brown-masters-the-step-through

Exploring the Finals MVP’s move that left defenders stunned.

By Nate.Moskowitz Sep 11, 2024, 9:00am EDT 7 Comments / 7 New

Giving flowers often comes at the end of a player’s career. Or late on a Friday evening when you’re naming random athletes with your friends, and someone gives a shout-out to Shane Larkin. To which you respond, “He was tough.”

Basketball coverage moves fast, and at times, it seems to favor controversy and negativity. As a result, we miss out on opportunities to appreciate the greatness this game has to offer. I simply won’t have that! In this series, we’re going to pull out the microscope and dive into the intricacies that fueled a Celtics championship. Let’s hand out some bouquets.

There’s no better place to start than with Mr. Finals MVP, Jaylen Brown. Few elite players have faced the level of scrutiny that Jaylen has over the last few seasons. Between the trade discussions, overblown narratives about his left hand, and the supposed overpay, there hasn’t been nearly enough atonement.

Simply put, Brown was a force during the NBA Finals, and the playoffs as a whole. He has a unique blend of gracefulness and power as an athlete that makes him lethal at all three levels. When Jaylen pairs physicality as a driver with pull-up shotmaking, defending him 1-on-1 is hardly a reliable option.

After that, there are a bunch of enbedded videos, so click on the link to read the rest of the article and see the videos.

Brown’s brilliance as a driver opens up pockets for his in-between game to shine. The step-through was an effective option to capitalize on that. Whether it’s a staple of his game next season or not, it feels like another sign of how advanced his game has become. It’s also worth taking a moment to appreciate the beauty in the details.

Feel free to collect your flowers on Ring Night, Jaylen.

You can tell the board is getting itchy for some basketball to start. It is funny, here I go again showing my age The Celtics used to practice at Mass Maritime Academy down the Cape, we would drive down and get in for 50 cents, and watch some of the greatest basketball players in the world begin their season. It was a ritual.. In the summer we would go to Red's basketball camp and watch the rookies play, and usually see some veteran's pop in to check on their teammates to be. None of this anymore. the price would be ridiculous and the lines would be unbearable. Those were fun times and it filled the craving to see "my guys" as I have called them all these years. I am ready, bring on the season

When JB signed his rookie extension for 4 years at $106 million, it was a below market deal.  He could have waited to the summer and forced the Celtics into a bidding war.  

He signed the deal to stay with the Celtics and outplayed that contract.

I am reminded that Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram went 1, 2 in that fateful draft.  By the way Ben is on the last year of his guaranteed $177 million 5 year contract. and will make a cool $40 million, bad back and no shot baked into the cake that never rose above the batter.

All of us knew that this team would win another title.  It took a 12 year spread of great expectations and disappointing outcomes to arrive at this place in time.  The 08 champions were not assembled to win multiple titles.  The timeline of those players could not endure both age and injuries.  

So very many times we have witnessed NBA teams rebuild into contender status and then fall apart because they lacked the discipline and the foresight to reach their goals.

The Celtics stayed the course through multiple rebuilds inside of rebuilds and now they have entered a new era of Celtics excellence.  This era is yet another era of championship basketball.  This would not have been possible in absence of drafting and developing a pair of truly remarkable teenagers and then engaging in a most difficult and time consuming process of surrounding them with all the pieces needed to complete the entire puzzle.

As I enter year 65 of being a Celtics fan, I know that the mystique of The Boston Celtics transcends the game of basketball.

Bob
MY NOTE: This surprised me.  I was under the impression that Jaylen was vegetarian and would even be vegan except for his love of ice cream.   This is a new video.  It was posted less than a day ago and references him being Finals MVP, so it can't be TOO old.


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Bob,

That was a great video.  Great questions, great answers, great rapport.

Yes, he did double-bite one time.  I was wondering why he would want to do that.

I gotta give them both , um, their flowers.  

That's a new one for me (flowers).  Even though I like hot food, there is a limit!

Awesome interview!!  Love it!!  What a brilliant individual!!  Going to show to my wife.   Y'all better jump on my 4x in-a-row champions prognostications, if you can lay that bet somewhere who will keep it on the books that long.  It won't take much to win a gazillion dollars.  I'm just sayin'!! 

db

Hot Ones is an excellent interview series.

Sean Evans is as insightful as they come and asks well thought out questions. The whole hot wing thing just adds a unique setting to keep it from being another boring Q & A show.

Jaylen, always a great interview, ran the gauntlet as well as anyone I've ever seen. Lots of people give up by 6 or 7 sauces in, and many start hitting the milk just a few wings in.

Being a proud Western New York State resident (they're Buffalo Wings, after all), I can say the show does it right, as does Jaylen in this case. Eat your wings, no bleu cheese needed. The dressing is for the celery sticks afterward, not dipping your wings, and NEVER ranch. That is the ultimate sin. Frank's Red Hot makes a good base, then you layer it on from there.

Jaylen didn't even start to break a sweat until around 8 wings in, well into six digits up on the Scoville scale. As we all know around these parts, if you're not sweating, the sauce isn't hot enough. That last one is made with Pepper X, 2,500,000 + on the Scoville scale and Jalen handled it like an MVP.  

Good job, Jaylen.

Tired of the ‘same old things,’ Celtics star Jaylen Brown is not afraid of taking on the status quo


By Gary Washburn Globe Staff,
Updated October 9, 2024, 8:24 p.m.


Success is not based on shoe sales for Jaylen Brown. It’s based on true independence, power, and autonomy as a professional athlete, the ability and desire to go against the grain, to be atypical and live with the results.

Brown has developed his own signature shoe. The 741 Performance Brand is ready for preorder and Brown has been rocking his new kicks at Celtics practices and games. And it’s also the continued expression of self-determination as Brown seeks to establish himself not only as an NBA superstar but a vocal and influential leader off the floor.

If you recall, Brown spent his first few NBA seasons without an agent. He chose to hire aides on freelance because the structured rookie contracts did not require a full-time agent. He has sought to test the boundaries of professional athletes. He greeted the crowd last week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by speaking Arabic.

He sought leadership in the NBA Players Association soon after his career began. There is a continued zest and thirst for knowledge and resistance to conform to many of his NBA brethren. Brown said he realizes such a philosophy might cost him endorsements or lend to the reputation that he’s surly and unapproachable.

Those are the risks of independence.

“It would be great for it to be successful, but even if it’s not, who cares?” he said. “I was just kind of tired of seeing the same old things; things constructed the same way.

Hopefully in the next 20 years, even if this (shoe) isn’t like super successful, it inspires other athletes to build something on their own.

“I plan on sharing my story. How many resources it took, kind of the ins and outs of everything that I’ve gone through, maybe turn into a documentary, something like that. Just to be a catalyst to what I want the future to look like, more brands, more creativity rather than these major corporations just maintaining. That’s what I want to do.”


Jaylen Brown speaks during the 2024 TIME100 Next on Wednesday.Jaylen Brown speaks during the 2024 TIME100 Next on Wednesday.Mike Coppola/Getty Images for TIME


Entering his ninth NBA season and the prime of his career, Brown, who turns 28 on Oct. 24, appears motivated not only by the Team USA slight but by those who may have not been convinced by his sweep of the Eastern Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP awards. It’s inconceivable to consider Brown any less than a top-15 NBA player and he reported to camp more physically imposing than ever in his career.

“I’ve been able to accomplish a lot without being in my best form,” he said. “The room for growth is there and I’m obsessed with it, all phases of life. Just challenging myself to get better as a man, as a person, as a son, as a brother, as a business person, as a community guy, helping my community. In all phases of life, I am trying to challenge myself to be better.”

Exerting power is not always met with adulation, at times it makes those in positions of power uncomfortable. Brown lashed out against Nike several weeks ago as one of the reasons he was not chosen for Team USA. Brown criticized Nike for its disassociation with Kyrie Irving after his retweet of a book that contained apparent antisemitic tropes. Brown believes Nike, a Team USA sponsor, plays a major role in the constructing of the Olympic roster.

It was curious as to why Brown wasn’t even invited when Kawhi Leonard was injured, although USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill offered several shallow reasons. Brown has been a shoe free agent for three years after his deal with Adidas expired. He has donned all types of different shoes, even Nikes at times, although he had mostly own Kobe Bryant shoes as a tribute to the late Laker.

Brown could easily have signed a lucrative deal with one of the major shoe brands, even Boston-based New Balance, but he chose his own path. He chose not to conform.

“It’s twofold, I don’t think there is any problem with going with the traditional model, if guys choose to do that,” Brown said. “It’s a brand recognition guys get from major corporations. If that’s the route you want to go, I salute that. My whole ideology is to create other options. It’s a lot of guys who feel like they want to do other things, or afraid or don’t know how and as a Players Association rep, I listen to them. I listen to guys’ stories as they get older. I listen to guys’ stories as they transition through their careers.

And they wish they had other options.

“So the solution for me was to use my platform to create those and spark others and show them exactly how you can do it. But some people may choose to go with those major corporations, sign with a major agency because they feel that’s what’s right for them. I salute that. I don’t have an issue with that, but if you want another option, I want to provide that for you as well.”

Jaylen Brown has never been one for conforming.Jaylen Brown has never been one for conforming.Kayla Bartkowski For The Boston Globe

Brown said he doesn’t want to be considered a martyr or criticized or typecast because of his lack of conformation. But that’s been the case.

“I wish it wasn’t that way,” he said. “I wish you could think for yourself or think freely and you don’t get put in a certain box for that. But my whole thing is there’s problems in society that can be easily identified but nobody says anything or wants to do anything about it. I just chose at an early age that I’m going to create a platform to provide those options regardless of how it goes for me. I’m dedicated to that. I’m not afraid of it and I’m excited.

“My brain is solution-based. People like to use the word ‘disruptive’ but if you have to disrupt some things for it to be a more efficient model, then that’s what it takes. Having the opportunity to use my platform is an honor for me.”


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Yeah, I stand on my prediction.  Comin' to dboss to stake me!  4 New Banners in a row BAM.  Great interview all the way through.  Great person.  Great human being.  JB and JT are light years down the road for championship mentality.  All they have to do is now bring everyone right along with them.  Place your bets.  Let's watch it unfold starting tonight.  Can't wait.    

db

Jaylen will get an MRI for his hip flexor strain.  I expect him to miss some games depending on the serverity (Grades 1-3)

The Celtics depth will be tested even more.

Hopefully nothing serious and just a strain. If so they should give him the time to heal properly. Its early in the season. D White and Jrue will have to pick the scoring load some and hopefully PP continues to excel.

Celtics17 wrote:Hopefully nothing serious and just a strain. If so they should give him the time to heal properly. Its early in the season. D White and Jrue will have to pick the scoring load some and hopefully PP continues to excel.

Also an opportunity for Hauser to play more minutes at the wing and for Walsh to get more playing time.

Quality depth  is our key to success.

I love what I’m seeing from our bench, PP is an assassin in the making, Walsh and Queta making consistent progress every game. And Luke was a dunking/finishing beast last night.