He’s gonna get clowned but honestly I could see it. I don’t think Jokic is commanding a locker room

This is the level of delusion a man needs to make it to an NBA roster

Braun you already conned the Nuggets into that contract you can drop the act

Like how flava flav is the leader of public enemy

In his podziemski arc

I don’t think most people are gonna read the “vocal leader” portion of this. It could very well be true that he’s a leader in the locker rooms.

He must have a braun injury if he thinks he’s the leader of the nuggets

He’s the what now?

If he is the leader, that’s a problem

Reddit often shows the amount of people who never played sports at even a high school level let alone a college one and very few have played at a professional level. Just because Jokic is the best player doesn’t make him a leader in the locker room. Everything Braun said can be true he could easily be the emotional leader of a team while being a role player, your best players don’t necessarily need to be a leader.

They found their Podz

I don’t know the dynamic in their locker room, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he was the vocal leader of the team. The best player isn’t always the voice of the team, we saw the in 2019 with The Raptors, and I’m sure there’s tons of other examples we just aren’t privy to.

Regardless, the crux of what he’s saying is admirable. He shit the bed, and that played a big role in The Nuggets disappointing post season run.

All the nonsense aside nuggets lost because of 2 key reasons:

1. Couldn’t hit their open 3s.

2. Rebounding. When a shot went up, at least 1-2 nuggets players are leaking. It was basically Jokic down there vs 3 wolves every time. Every game, all game. This is on the coach.

I need to see Podz vs Braun in a delusion off

This gotta be the Onion!

The person with the best stats is not always the leader in the locker room. See: Leonard, Kawhi

“You’re not that guy, Braun, trust me. You’re not that guy…”

Man, I wish I had even half of his confidence

Sometimes your best player isn’t like the locker room voice which is fine but I’m just struggling to see how Christian is the leader in the locker room like I just don’t see it.

Last summer I was wondering why Westbrook, a beloved and respected vet, opted out of his PLAYERS option. WELP, I think I know why. If the 3x MVP/All-NBA for life/top X player of all time is not the leader of the team….

….and someone like Christian Braun feels that HE is the leader of the team….

Then Nuggets fans, I have virtual hugs for you. HELL NAH

CB does lead all of our chants. Ex after every Locker room speech. Family on 3. So he is.

Who tf i know nuggets fans are laughing at this shit because ain’t no way.

Christian “Kendrick Perkins” Braun

your not that guy pal

Actually, you stunk when it mattered most.

peak comedy, i don’t know if it’s possible to be funnier

Nah people think this is a joke, but Braun has been a vocal leader on the bench and it really picked up early in the season before the ankle injury. This kid is winner. He’s won a championship at every level and expects that from him and his team. I might be the only defender of the Nuggets paying CB “instead of” Watson, but the leadership role is the big difference between the guys. Watson is not consistent, even if he has a higher talent ceiling. There’s some bad rumors about Watson sitting out during the series. At least, CB was out there. The expectation is that CB is the leader of rhe post-Jokic nuggets. He’s poised to be a key vet even if his development has been slower than what reddit nba wants.

if Christian Braun is your leader your team is cooked

HOLY HELL HE HAS LOST IT

Damn Jaden packed their shit so hard he gave this dude brain damage

We have all been thinking it. Props to Braun for finally coming out and saying it.

it’s either the least subtle dig at jokic, murray, and gordon or this guy’s ego is the size of jupiter

If some rando said this shit on a LeBron-led team, there’d be 8 think pieces on it within 5 days

IDK why people are clowning him when they have no idea what they are talking about.

being the best player does not mean being the leader in a lot of cases.

Lmao at least he believe in himself

Who said this? Lmao wait Jokic or Murray or Gordon? Who really said this quote?

whoever was the vocal leader on this team needed to tell murray to stop jacking up bad shots and that clearly wasn’t communicated

Now we see why there was no reaction when McDaniels called out their team for being soft. There are no leaders of note on the Nuggets team

Main character syndrome

Reminds me of the podz comment. This brother got no shooting, transition merchant.how are you the team leader?

Pardon?

lol Mfs just be saying shxt nowadays

Excuse me?

Lol who tf are you, guy?

oh noooooo

Since the dawn of time, anyone who has to say they’re the leader, they’re not the leader

Before I start reading them, I bet the comments are full of unathletic casuals who think best player = leader

I don’t think you need to be the star player to be the vocal leader but I do think the statement saying “I didn’t have the team ready for the playoffs” from Braun of all people is odd

People gonna make fun of him but it kinda makes sense. Jokic isn’t going to be some super vocal guy in the locker room or getting guys together on the court. Both Murray and AG have had open, petty issues with other players on the team and dont seem like big leader guys regardless. All of Jokic-AG-Murray-Adelman are very whiny during physical games and all seem to feed of each other’s negativity. I honestly believe Braun and Watson might be the heart of the team in the locker room and are definitely the best energy guys on the court for the Nuggets.

Uh…

Jokic must not be talking much after the loss

Marcus Smart on the Celtics vibes. Role player that says he’s the vocal leader of a team with 2 other All Stars, and their best player is a Tim Duncan type who isn’t rah rah, he’s just there to show up and hoop and win games, while the co-star is the “dog” who comes through in the clutch.

The opposite of a backhanded compliment

ITT: people with 3rd grade reading levels thats think he said he’s the best player on the team when he just said he was a leader in the locker room

This is like Udonis Haslem talking about the Heat, except Braun is making $125 million, has never been more than a 4th option, and has done nothing of note

You gotta earn being a leader. Braun hasn’t done anything in the NBA to earn that title. Especially with champions on the current squad.

This sub just outright pretending we haven’t seen numerous coach Jokic moments in games.

Jokic has got to be the leader of that team though. He has to step up as a superstar and a guy getting “best in the league” nods. This would be like Cason Wallace calling himself the leader of the Thunder.

Let’s face it none of them played well other than random bursts of shot making from Jones and Cam

I don’t know man. On the one hand, it’s good to call yourself out for bad play and leading that way, but saying “I’m the vocal leader” is kind of a bad look. I guess the point is that doing things to help lead by example or just being generally a leader is a lot different from being THE leader, like he is saying.

Another part of leading is not saying dumb shit that gets you aggregated.

Oh Christian.

If that’s true, they need a new leader. Someone that can really hold other players accountable

the leader of this team? He’s delusional

Who’s he feeling like 😭

Team leader scoring 3 points in a game 7 is wild.

guy averaged 12 points this season and thinks hes the vocal leader with jokic on the roster, bold move

Not really much of a surprising comment since Jokic doesn’t lead a locker room

I don’t have a problem with this. Derek Fisher was very clearly a vocal leader for the Lakers.

Lmfao, WHAT??????

Joining Brandin Ohtani for All-bragging first team

Im fine with vocal leader but i dont think “ having the team ready ” is his responsibility. Is DA just partying, drinking around before the playoffs?

Nuggets trting to trade their leader this offseason

Him and Abaji were 100% the leaders at KU during the national title run. He was always the one to pull the team out of the rut when we were struggling. He’s a firey dude in the locker room and on the court!

Yea Joker is never winning another ring

Jamal is a quiet guy. Jokic too

Would Braun start on any other playoff team? Does any other team start an sg who csnt dribble or shoot?

Role players talking like superstars… I’m sick

People are gonna clown this quote but it’s an indictment on Jokic that he even feels this way

Just because you might speak the most doesn’t mean you are being listened to.

Honestly, dude seems like the type who would flex after a layup because Joker got doubled with his defender. Cringe.

Braun is ass

In a roundabout way he’s essentially saying that he didn’t live up to his contract, which has been a near universal assessment I would say. So that’s positive, at least he’s aware of that which is the first step if that is going to change and he’s going to get better. Doesn’t mean we will for sure see that change, but this is the right first step if that is going to happen.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Huh

Jokic has his head up a horses arse constantly, this shouldn’t be a surprise

I strive to be as delusional as nba 5th options and nfl wide receivers

He must think fleecing a huge contract equates to leadership responsibility?

TIL to never take Christian Braun seriously

yeah, thats why they lost

Podz hate 2.0 incoming

Hey, you guys have a Podz too??

he’s the leader of the friend group

We have no idea what that locker room is like so he very well could be

He’s so out of touch….

He’s the leader? Does jokic not speak or smth? Maybe that’s why they underperformed 😂

I can see it. Their big three are often times doing their own thing, but I recall last pre season Christian was running the red rocks stands just like the rest of the team.

If Christian Braun is your leader, it’s no wonder they lost in the first round. Something is terribly wrong in Denver.

Did….. Did we break the Nuggets?

I thought I was on circlejerk