Jaylen Brown said he was grateful for his time in Boston overall:
“I put my heart into this city. Because that’s what I said I would do when I got drafted. ‘I’m gonna go to war for this city.’ And I feel like that’s what I did. We got a championship. I felt like we could’ve got more, but I understand. I’m just grateful for my experience.”
I was 16 when Jaylen got drafted and I’m 26 now. Through the best and worst moments of my young adult life I could turn on the TV and count on #7 to absolutely detonate on someone at the rim.
Watching him grow from a promising prospect, to a rising star, to an All Star/All-NBA talent was *extremely* cool.
It was 10 amazing, frustrating, exciting, ugly, beautiful, disappointing, fulfilling years. Not always perfect, but it wasn’t supposed to be.
That ring in ‘24 brought a perfect closure to the story for me even if it didn’t quite end there.
I feel some sadness with the end of an era.. but not dread. I enjoyed this journey thoroughly and didn’t take it for granted.
Jaylen Brown thank you for everything you gave to the Celtics and more importantly the city of Boston. Never in my life have I seen an athlete embrace the city the way you did and that will never be forgotten.