Jaylen Brown has been at the center of the NBA world since the Boston Celtics traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. The Celtics received veteran star Paul George, two future first-round draft picks and two future second-round draft picks.
Since the deal, it has also been reported that Brown has “fallen out of favor” with the Celtics organization. On Thursday, there were reports from famed NBA commentator Colin Cowherd that the five-time All-Star believes he’s the smartest person in every room. Cowherd revealed it on “The Colin Cowherd Podcast” and claimed that he had two NBA sources confirm it.
“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,” Cowherd said.
Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell quickly shut down Cowherd’s claims about his on-court rival and off-court friend. Mitchell blasted the report on X about the criticism of Brown.
“Critique basketball all you want… but disease is insane… we gotta stop letting people just say whatever… cmon man!” Mitchell posted.
While Jaylen Brown is one of the most talented players in the league, he’s widely recognized as highly intelligent. Among his many noteworthy academic and intellectual achievements is the fact that, at the age of 22, he was the youngest lecturer at Harvard University. The former Celtics star spoke about leadership and education.
He also took a master’s-level class in Cultural Studies of Sport in Education while a freshman at UC Berkley. He also received a NASA internship offer and collaborations with MIT.
Isaiah Thomas Stood Up for Jaylen Brown Online
Since the deal was announced, there has been considerable criticism regarding Jaylen Brown. Isaiah Thomas, a former teammate, said that anyone may criticize Brown’s style of play. However, he doesn’t tolerate the comments made about his personality.
“It’s so nasty all the NEGATIVE things I’m seeing people say about Jaylen Brown!!! I don’t care how yall talk about bros game, it’s all opinion based anyway! Please stay away from talking about the PERSON and his character!!!! He’s real as they come! Don’t get it twisted people,” Thomas wrote.
Thomas and Brown were teammates with the Celtics for one season, when the latter was still a rookie in the NBA. Although they only spent one year together, they have mutual respect.
Brown also considers Thomas a mentor after his productive years in Boston.
Edited by Reign Amurao
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