It goes back to a time when a …

It goes back to a time when a 17-year-old Jaylen Brown was a member of USA Basketball’s Under-18 team, coached by Billy Donovan. A question about coaching influences took Brown there, and a significant part of his past came bubbling out. “I played on that team, and I was like one of the best players — I probably WAS the best player there,” said Brown. “For some reason he wasn’t trying to play me, and I was trying to figure it out, because I was killing everybody in practice. We were beating everyone by 50, so it didn’t matter, we were going to win the gold medal. But I wanted to play, still. I didn’t care. I didn’t want to watch. I wanted to play.”