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Jaylen Brown names a Warrior to his all-time starting five

The reigning champ named a member of the Warriors when asked who would be in his NBA all-time starting five.

Coming off his first NBA championship run with the Boston Celtics, All-Star wing Jaylen Brown was recently asked about his all-time starting five by House of Highlights. While revealing his answers, Brown named a member of the Golden State Warriors.

After initially naming LeBron James as the point guard, Brown moved James to power forward and added Stephen Curry to the point guard spot.

After listing Curry and James, Brown went on to name Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Shaquille O’Neal. Brown then went on to swap O’Neal out and add Boston Celtics’ legendary center Bill Russell.

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Which Celtics will be under the most pressure next season?

Which member of the Boston Celtics roster will be under the most pressure heading into the new NBA season.

The Boston Celtics will enter the 2024-25 NBA season as champions. They will undoubtedly be hoping to retain their championship and make it back-to-back titles. However, multiple teams around them have improved their rosters this summer, with the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks both looking like genuine threats in the Eastern Conference.

As such, the Celtics will be banking on continued internal development from their roster. The majority of Joe Mazzulla’s rotation is young enough to continue taking steps forward in their development, including Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who are both still a year or two away from their prime.

During a recent episode of the “First to the Floor” podcast, the hosts discussed which members of Boston’s rotation could find themselves under increased pressure heading into next season. There’s a case to be made for everyone on the roster, from the aging Al Horford to the recently extended Sam Hauser.

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NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown comments on Bronny James at summer league

Jaylen Brown is merely saying what most basketball insiders think.

NBA Finals MVP and Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown made some news earlier this week, commenting on former USC guard Bronny James’ NBA summer league struggles.

At one point during the game, TV cameras caught Brown as he turned to his girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick, a former WNBA player, and gave an assessment of the younger James’ play. While there is no audio available of the conversation, Brown appears to say, “I don’t think Bronny is a pro.”

Gondrezick appears to respond, in part, “I think he’ll be on the G League team, for sure.”

The CEO of Klutch Sports and childhood friend of LeBron James, Rich Paul, had this to say about Brown’s comments on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show:

“At least he is someone who is actually in the league,” Paul added. “There’s a lot of ‘experts’ with no expertise. He’s actually an expert with expertise. So, if he has that opinion, he can have that opinion, but I know Jaylen. I know he doesn’t mean that with any malice. He was just having a conversation.”

Paul, who represents James and Brown said comments like that could end up being motivation for Bronny.

James will continue to develop but has had a rough summer for the Lakers. He has largely struggled to make 3-point shots and develop consistent offense. He has, however, scored in double figures in each of his last two games, showing improvement before the end of this summer league season.

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Did star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown really slander Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James?

How do we know what was actually said courtside?

Did star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown really slander Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Bronny James courtside at the NBA’s 2024 Las Vegas Summer League? 

To talk it over, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!” podcast discussed Brown’s alleged quote put together by amateur lip-readers after the game regarding Bronny and his response to the lip-reading incident, the current US National Olympic team’s struggles to put away lesser squads in early exhibition play ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. They also get into how the New York Knicks have improved their roster this offseason and whether they pose a threat to Boston. 

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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Did Team USA really snub Celtics forward Jaylen Brown for political reasons involving Nike?

Brown recently spoke to the media at Las Vegas Summer League about his stance on not being selected by Team USA. 

Did Team USA really snub star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown for political reasons involving Nike? The Celtics star has been vocal about his belief that his sneaker free agency and position toward the shoe manufacturer is the reason why he won’t be suiting up for the US National Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Brown recently spoke to the media at Las Vegas Summer League about his stance on not being selected by Team USA. In the latest episode of The Big 3 NBA Podcast, A. Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, and Kwani Lunis reacted to JB’s comments, questioning the validity of his Nike claims. Washburn believes that he’s telling the truth.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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Rich Paul downplays Jaylen Brown – Bronny James kerfuffle

In a recent courtside conversation, Brown was seen chatting with a fan about Bronny James perhaps not being good enough for the NBA.

Over the last few days, star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has found himself getting some negative press about a conversation we are not even 100% sure actually happened. In a recent courtside conversation, Brown was seen chatting with a fan about Bronny James perhaps not being good enough for the NBA, or at least that is what untrained lip-readers seemed to think.

Brown, for his part, did not deny that he may have said such a thing when responding to speculation about that conversation. But that did not stop Bronny’s agent Rich Paul from trying to defuse the situation on a recent episode of ESPN’s “Pat McAfee” show. “I saw some of the stuff that came out about Jaylen Brown,” he began via Boston Dot Com’s Khari Thompson.

“You can’t take everybody’s opinion and try to turn it against them or think that he’s a bad person …” he said. “No — they have opinions, they can say what they want to say.”

“At least he is someone who is actually in the league,” continued Paul. “There’s a lot of ‘experts’ with no expertise. He’s actually an expert with expertise.”

“So, if he has that opinion, he can have that opinion, but I know Jaylen. I know he doesn’t mean that with any malice. He was just having a conversation.”

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Boston’s Jaylen Brown doesn’t buy the explanation for his Team USA snub

“There will be more stuff to come with that,” said Brown.

Whatever the reason he was left off the US National Team for the 2024 Paris Olympics, star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown will assuredly use it as motivation for the coming 2024-25 NBA season. But Brown thinks he knows why, and he is not shy about sharing his theory that the snub was less about fit and more about politics.

For Brown, the omission was “for sure” due to the influence of Nike. “There will be more stuff to come with that. But as of now, I’m not going to comment on it,” he explained in a recent interview with CLNS Media.

Some took his ire at the snub as a potential swipe at teammate Derrick White, who ultimately took the spot vacated by an injured Kawhi Leonard instead of Brown. But the Georgia native quickly shut that narrative down. 

“I called Derrick right away,” he explained. “Just to make sure there’s no confusion …  me and D-White are good.”

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Lip-readers think Jaylen Brown and Kysre Gondrezick were criticizing Bronny James

“I don’t think Bronny is a pro.”

Jaylen Brown and Kysre Gondrezick — who appear to be dating — were in attendance at the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers Summer League game, and lip-readers think they had a conversation about Bronny James.

Of course, those lip-readers could be wrong about what was being said. But it sure seems like they were talking about Bronny and how Brown said “I don’t think Bronny is a pro.”

When Gondrezick said she thinks James will start in the G-League, Brown might have said something about how he’ll be with the Lakers “because of his name.”

For what it’s worth, Brown posted on X (formerly Twitter) and took the high road:

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Are Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown among the best players in Celtics history?

Do the Boston Celtics have two of its greatest ever players currently playing on the roster?

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are both homegrown talents for the Boston Celtics. They were drafted by Danny Ainge and nurtured by Brad Stevens and his coaching staff. During their tenure with the Celtics, they’ve played for three head coaches and consistently developed their skillsets to become two of the best forwards in the NBA.

This past season, Tatum and Brown led Boston to its 18th championship. They finally reached a goal they’ve both been working toward since entering the NBA and disproved numerous media narratives in the process.

In a recent episode of WEEI’s “Gresh and Fauria,” the hosts discussed Tatum and Brown’s careers to date and what their resumes could look like at the end of their careers. The discussion then began to focus on where they rank in Celtics history and within sports history throughout the 21st Century.

You can watch the full episode by clicking on the embedded video above.

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Why the Team USA snub of star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was political

The absence of an invitation for the Georgia native to play for the US National Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics was not just a snub, but political.

In the eyes of some fans of the Boston Celtics (and perhaps Jaylen Brown himself), the absence of an invitation for the Georgia native to play for the US National Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics was not just a snub, but political. And when it comes to some league analysts, they agree.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “The Big Three NBA” podcast, A. Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, and Kwani Lunis, recently took a deep dive into Washburn’s theory that the snub is of a political nature. The Boston Globe Celtics beat writer added the context he believes proves it.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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