The Jaylen Brown propaganda in the last 24 hours:
— Anonymous GM doesn’t view him as a top-50 player.
— Trail Blazers viewed him as a net-negative player.
— Was called a 'disease' for 'being the smartest in the room.'
— Reportedly wouldn’t go back to being the No. 2 option when Tatum returned due to his ego.
— Believed to have gone 'off-script' in Round 1 when up 3-1 versus the Sixers.
This is getting outta hand. 🤦♂️
The Trail Blazers’ analytics department reportedly viewed Jaylen Brown as a negative player 😳, per @TheAthletic
“Another team with widely reported interest, the Trail Blazers, similarly did not join the chase. A Blazers team source said the Blazers were never enamored with Brown, even before Boston made it known he was available on the trade market. Two factors went into the Blazers’ disinterest: Their analytics viewed him as a negative player and the Celtics’ asking price was too high.”
(Via https://t.co/daGXVy7Ici)
The Lakers now have no tradeable first-round picks over the next seven years and have committed $475 million to Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, and Walker Kessler, per @BrettSiegelNBA
Celtics missed out on Giannis
Traded JB FOR PG
Lost Anfreee Simmons
Picked up fucking Mitchell Robinson 😭😭😭😭
Fuckin losers I hate yall niggas
Iran bro come take care of dat city
Giannis Antetokounmpo was ready to sign off on a trade to Boston, but the Celtics refused to give him the three-year max extension he wanted and were only willing to offer two years, per @BillSimmons
(h/t @Savageboston )
Jaylen Brown rubbed some people in Boston the wrong way with his twitch streams, his push to be viewed as Jayson Tatum’s equal, and his claim that last season was his best, per @SIChrisMannix
“Brown’s frequent Twitch streams caused some headaches in Boston’s front office and his claim that last season was his favorite—besting, you know, the 2024 run that ended in a championship—didn’t go over well with the fan base. Behind the scenes there was plenty of grumbling about Brown’s desire to be viewed as a basketball equal to Jayson Tatum.”
(Via https://t.co/FjZmtyfZjr)
NBA sources believe Jaylen Brown thinks he’s the smartest person in the room, per @colincowherd
“I had two NBA sources … two people in the league, one an executive, one a scout, say that Jaylen Brown has — it’s a disease. He suddenly thinks he’s the smartest guy in every room he’s in … You make a lot of money, suddenly you’re absolutely sure, you don’t wanna listen to your bosses, you don’t wanna listen to consultants, you don’t wanna listen to teammates.”
(h/t @TheNBABase & @Fullcourtpass )
BREAKING: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, holding a banner from the skyscraper's antenna reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."
As of now it's unclear how the pair reached the top of the building as police work to get them down from the spire, 1,454 feet above the ground.