Jaylen Brown says he used the NBA Players Association instead of hiring an agent for the NBA Draft because they're paid to help players
“When I entered the draft, I didn't have an agent. I'm probably the highest picked selected ever that didn't enter with an agent. When I was evaluating, I went through the whole process and sat with a bunch of people, and what they was offering I ain't really need. It was kind of already slotted, so I leaned on the union a lot more”
“A lot of the agents came and was like, ‘Yeah, we'll move you to L.A. We'll get you a trainer, put some money in your pocket,’ and I was like, ‘For what? Do I gotta give the money back?’ They was like, ‘Nah, but standard agent fee is 4%.’ I'm starting to do the math, and a house, car, and all that, whatever he was offering, is a lot less than what 4% would have been”
“Long story short, the math wasn't mathing for me. I ended up being the third pick. I think because I came in like that, a lot of people, I think it was the agents, they tried to slander my name a little bit, put it in the media that he's too this, he's too that. Ended up backfiring. It all worked out in the end”
“With the union, we pay dues. All the players in the NBA pay dues. We all pay like $10,000 out of our salary that goes to hiring lawyers, hiring staff, CEO, everything that you need to lead a company that works for us. So all of that is our resources that we all pay for, that we agree to. Once I learned that, I just started using it”
“I'm talking about you can get private investigations done. They give referrals for financial advisors. All type of stuff. Foundation wise, health insurance, whatever you need. They have a liaison that's paid to make sure that you get it done. So I put it on their desk like, ‘I need you to get this done.’ And they do because that's their job”
replacing Barlow with Dean Wade is gonna do insane wonders for this team.
being able to have 1 of them on the court at all times is gonna be really good. only thing is that it is CLEAR as day Barlow is a WINNING impact player, yet Nick Nurse didn't wanna play him because of his love affair to Kelly and the attachment
Nick Nurse is absolutely NOT fit to coach this team. he will be the reason the team does not succeed, because this team is not meant to be played how he's gonna coach them.
sucks to see
We need to be honest and realize that this is one of the best Batman versions of all time, and his voice actor (Jason O’ Mara) is up there with Kevin Conroy
Nick Nurse needs to stagger tf outta our stars bro. this season will truly show me if he's made for the big lights. legit you should not play all 4 of them together thru the first 3 quarters (unless obviously needed) and you literally need to ALWAYS have 1 of them on the court, PREFERABLY always 2.
that would make us so competitive, specially with 2 of them that really have chemistry.
Maxey + Embiid and JB + VJ at all times just seems so good man
Lucky to be a Sixers fan and got to witness him at the peak of his powers in real time on a nightly basis. You had to be there. Was unbelievable how good he was before that injury in 24.