Charania: “There is no LeBron James in Philadelphia without Jaylen Brown. Jaylen wanted Lebron there. He did his part to recruit him there… One person around Jaylen told me today he’s gonna approach this season with no ego.”
LeBrown
jaLEn BROwN
What the fuck
When the PROCESS was infront of us the whole time, hidden in plain sight.
Morey the prophet, and now LeBron, the chosen one.
Philly, the holy land? PHILadelphia, PHIListines?!?
Jaylen Brown, maxey and VJ, the Trinity.
Embid and his knees, judas, waiting to betray in the playoffs.
Adam SILVER, as in silver COIN, concocted this whole thing starting with Luka trade knowing it will drive Lebron out.
Willfully knew what the CBA would do with Lebron and his limited free agent choices. Manipulated the ‘24 finals to get Brown FMVP, which pushed Celtics to force Brown out.
The NBA and Adam SILVER orchestrated this entire plot to punish Clevand and distract fans with this almost “holy” narrative, so we continue watching and are distracted from how bad the NBA timeouts and video review is getting.
He was there this whole time
I genuinely can’t believe LeBron was inside Jaylen Brown this entire time
Username checks out
Round peg in a square hole
Get ready for a GAME CHANGER!!!
If I didn’t believe the league was rigged before, I sure as hell do now.
LeBron being in Jalen Brown the whole time is wild
Pause
The prince that was promised
This was the NBA scriptwriters foreshadowing Lebron going to the Sixers or the Knicks.
jayLEn BROwN = Lebron
jaLEn BRunsON = also Lebron
But the Knicks won the chip, so Lebron’s hand was forced.
S(he) Be(lebron)ve(d)
LeJames Brown.
Papa’s got a brand new team
Wherever he laid his crown was his home
LeBrown Jaymes
Bros be sharing that hair marker
Everyone learned from Kyrie who has later admitted he wish he handled his time with Bron better. Compete with the competition, not with your teammate.
Imagine that concept lol
It’s really not the complicated if you use empathy, and think about where he was coming from. Hindsight is always 20⁄20, but he was young, talented, and social media was really booming with narratives and other bs. People always forget about the whole Kehlani drama that happened around this time as well that probably put him in a more negative mindset.
So many players would be better understood if people just used some empathy. These are young 20 year olds making millions with the world at their feet. Let alone what you just mentioned about modern social media. None of us can really understand what it’s like to be an NBA player, let alone an NBA star
Also, so many players would understand better if they just used some empathy.
Not only players, the world needs more empathy
But the Kehlani drama was self inflicted all he had to do was clear up they were broken up at the time. He didnt seem too bothered beyond that except the fact he left her out to dry
I’m still amazed that Kyrie considered leaving right after the Cavs won the chip. Dude seriously thought it was time to leave the nest.
Ill never forgive that one reporter for asking the father question
I paid him handsomely for the chaos he sowed
Literally years of jokes thanks to his stupidity
Absolutely brain dead question
He felt he was a generational talent not getting his credit because he was playing a top 2 player all time. And maybe he was an elite offensive talent, but I dont think he was ever going to win much as a first option. Can’t blame him too much for wanting to try though. Not everyone is satisfied with being remembered as an all time sidekick.
Wild how this post embodies Neymar just as much as it does Kyrie.
It’s different, though. Messi scores 2 goals in the KOs while Neymar scores 8 en route to a UCL win, credit goes to Messi. Neymar hard carries the PSG match, credit goes to Messi. Meanwhile Barcelona was getting embarrassed year after year in the UCL, Messi never did shit and Neymar was stuck in the left wing on Barca’s rigid positional style. PSG offered a lot of money and freedom for him to be the star. He went there and actually reached the next level to his game, the issue was that Ligue 1 players had free pass to beat the shit out of him and injure him. How would he know that would happen? lol
Kyrie was great but LeBron was the clear #1. They won because of him. It’s different.
I get what u trynna say at the start but at no point ever was Messi not the clear #1
Those CL campaigns the OP wrote… yes, Neymar carried them and not Messi.
And if we being honest carried is underplaying it. Neymar put up 10⁄10 performances back to back and Messi gets carried by the team while he did nothing. If I was Neymar I would leave too. There is nothing more he could do.
Not to mention he did actually get PSG to a CL final, just couldn’t get them over the line. Kyrie was mostly a bum as a first option.
Yeah tbf if I played like Kyrie I’d be insufferable. Style wise he has one of the prettiest games I’ve ever seen
IIRC, there’s a moment when Luka is a guest on LeBron’s podcast and he’s asked who his favorite former teammate is (or somethng similar).
Luka quietly answers Kyrie.
LeBron nods in agreement, says a hushed “yeah”.
Then both of them just quietly look down in a way where, if you didn’t know any better, you’d think they’re talking about “The One That Got Away” instead of a former teammate.
It’s honestly unintentionally funny once you see it.
I dont think he was ever going to win much as a first option
Understatement. Cavs averaged like 25 wins before Lebron came back.
The team was also ass outside of Kyrie and he was like 19, it’s fair saying he might not have won much but this is a poor example
Leave the nest is diabolical
Ironically both Kyrie and JB believe the earth is flat
I highly doubt Jaylen Brown who got a NASA internship in high school and has gone to NASA events multiple times believes in flat earth
When did JB ever say anything like that?
It was his mamba mentality that made him compete with his teammate. But my bad we suppose to praise it.
There’s no ego until Bron gets selected as an all star over him.
We’re probably getting three this year honestly. Maxey and Brown will get it through their play and there is no way Lebron doesn’t selected
Yeah LeBron will definitely selected
Kobe was selected in the last years of his career despite being one of the worst players in the league.
LeBron is a lock for ASG until he retires.
Lmao I’m not a Kobe fan, but to call his last years as anything remotely close to one worst players in the league is absolute lunacy
Kobe averaged in his final season 17ppg on 17fga shooting 35/28/82 and had the lateral movement on defence of Mitch McConnell. He was absolutely one of the worst players in the league
Edit: Just in comparison for how insane LeBron is: at age 40 LeBron averaged 24ppg on 18fga shooting 51/37/78 with 8 reb 8 ast, on 35mins a game and played 70 games
Mitch McConnell is criminal bro 😭
Lmao Bron Is unreal
And in the fucking playoffs. LBJ hero mode
At the same age of 41, Kobe has long retired, had a successful second career and was enjoying his life, then he died…Insane LeBron still one of the top players in the league
Wasn’t even close to the worst player on his own team, he was just the #1 option on a dogshit team at a point in his career where he shouldn’t have been asked to do that.
There’s a ton of guys in the league that would look way worse if you asked them to have a 30%+ usage rate without any good teammates.
Kobe had the lowest offensive win shares on his team that year, he was definitely the worst player on offense and the only reason he was able to have such a high usage and shot attempts is because he’s Kobe. Any other player is getting cut, benched or sent to the g league
Probably referring to his last szn where he averaged 17.6 ppg on 35-28-82 splits lmao
Year before that he put up 22 ppg taking 20 shots a game in 35 games on 37-29-81 splits
Wasn’t dirk an all star in his last season? I’d say he would be one of the worst all stars ever but idk if he counts
Dirk and VC had special spots
“Worst all star “ and “one of the worst player in the league” are completely different things
Iverson in 2009 was the most eye opening to me
14 apg Bron
Probably 4 like the year the Hawks had 4 them got swept in the eastern finals.
Eh, the east was really weak that year and the good players were aleeady starters.
Exactly. The East has like 12 teams that think they’ll be in the playoffs. Nets, Bucks & Bulls are the only ones without that expectation
Hornets really shouldn’t expect playoffs tbh. I honestly don’t think they make the play-in
I honestly don’t think they’ll be worse over the whole season. Like they won’t hit the highs of last year but they have a deep team and that matters in the regular season.
You might be right, but with no “tanking” teams I think the better teams will separate in the regular season more than previous years. No more free wins. Curious to see how it works.
The hornets revolved around melos play making.
Coby white isn’t the same type of player
So we’re going to the ECF?? Fuck yeah
You don’t get 3 unless you’re the runaway 1st seed
Yeah people seem to think Maxey and Brown are gonna get the starter slots again. It’s probably not happening. Production for both is probably going to go down and they both fight for the same Starter slot. They would need Embiid to be able to play the whole season at a near MVP level.
Browns gotten snubbed before and hasn’t done anything but continue to help the team
When did he ever get upset about Tatum getting a nod over him? His gripe was morseo with the voters not putting him on the 1st team. You guys have been creating all these weird Jaylen Brown narratives to get people to hate him and you guys can’t name any tangible shit that would make sense of why reddit hates him. I swear this sub hates any problack player lol
If Jaylen Brown wins a chip with the 76ers this year where does that leave the Celtics?
Sad. I dunno about the millionaire players and billionaire owners. But I’ll be sad
Spot on Luke, spot on.
Cry into their hundred dollar bills.
if you weren’t a boston sports fan i’d actually feel bad, but you guys have had your fair share of championships i would say
This is my mentality whenever something happens to us lol
But Hugo Gonzalez is better than prime kawhi lol
In Boston
No champagne though. They’ll probably do something lame like a tea party
Last time Boston had a Tea Party it broke into an all out war.
Big if true.
That hurts Celtics chance to win the chip this year
Big if true
If the Celtics win this year, where does that leave Jaylen Brown?
Probably still on the Sixers
Look I love the celts too but there’s no way in hell we’re winning a chip this year lol
Mans doubting prime Pritchard
It’s test time for Pritch, can his numbers scale up when he’s getting 36+ minutes a game.
I mean he started 50 games and played 32 minutes per last season, not sure why everyone thinks there is a big jump coming?? He had his moments last season but still disappeared in some match ups, bench and starter, going to be similar this season hopefully he can shoot a bit better.
Without Jaylen Brown weighing them down, I could see the Celtics winning the analytical championship.
Celtics winning the chip this year has as much of a chance of me dating ana de armas
I’m so happy for you
So you’re saying there’s a chance
If my grandma had wheels what is she?
I mean probably fine? They literally just won and went to another. If the Sixers could make 2 finals and win 1, I’d be satisfied for YEARS.
Exactly where they are? Retooling and recently fleeced.
It’s wild how Celtics were projected to be multi year champs not too long ago
It’s wild how any team would be projected to be multi year champs in this parity era
CBA
Every team that’s won a chip since the Raptors in 2019 (with maybe the exception of the Warriors) were expected to dominate the league in the years to come.
Still yammering about how Jaylen isn’t a top 50 player in plus minus
Devastated and angry is where it’ll leave me
So before the LeBron situation, JB was gonna approach the season with an ego?
At least he’s self aware ig
Ego is just a lazy media talking point that gets clicks. They should really be talking about his off ball defense and shooting. The most effective way to use him is with heavy on ball reps compared to a reduced role offensively.
All the qualities that make a good role player have evaporated from his game. If he was still effective at the little things then the trade would’ve never happened.
That’s poor logic.
That’s not what he said
He wasn’t. He said in his live that he wants to put his head down and work. It’s just the media narrative that he has a huge ego wants to ballhog
You’re using bad logic here
But this ruins the narrative that JB is modern day Melo.
Funny how winning fixes everything, except if your name is Jaylen Brown. He has a finals MVP ffs.
at the time I loved JB winning that FMVP for all the hot takes and think pieces it caused but I never could have imagined it aged as well as this
Melo: Olympic Gold means more than an NBA Ring.
JB: Finals MVP means more than Olympic Gold
Traditionally, the US Olympic Gold for basketball means a lot less to US players since pretty much every high level player had one, Barkley had 2 and even Embiid has one.
If you are a non-US player tho, that shit is rare as hell and the ultimate dream since your national team is so much weaker.
Things might change in the future though, basketball looking more competitive now on the world stage.
Yeah a lot of players have a ring bc 15 or so win every year. Theres only 1 finals mvp every year. He will forever be remembered along with greats such as Lebron, Shaq, Iggy, and Giannis.
In JB’s rookie year he was often compared to Iggy
Isn’t a big part of his reputation problem cause he’s on record saying he enjoyed this past season more than their Championship / his FMVP season?
Not saying all the hate is deserved, but he is the one directly responsible for people viewing him this way no??
He’s said a lot of shit, but it’s always taken out of context or made a bigger deal than it really is/should be. it’s never really affected him on the floor and teammates have always said great things about him. He also just loves attention and going on stream and saying shit like that is a guaranteed trip to first take.
I think all and all, even with the subtle hints and shit, jaylens been pretty level headed with his situation on the c’s and playing second off of Tatum. Who knows if he’ll do that with the cast he’s got in Philly and what the pecking order will be but the reputation stuff is so overblown.
Not really, what you are talking about is the media spin on an out of context comment JB made while rambling on his podcast. He even cleared this up and added context but the media is relentless so people only remember the narrative you perfectly recited. Truth is JB is a leader and a winner and the Sixers are going to be dangerous.
I mean durant has two fmvp and look at how people talk about hum
KD is a special case since he went to the team that whooped him
I guess winning doesnt fix everything lol
Kd wont be considered top 15 without those 2 rings and fmvps tho
Some Celtics fans are literally arguing you can’t win a title with Jaylen Brown.
I believe the argument is you can’t win with Jaylen brown taking up so much of your cap space
Let’s wait until the season starts. Jaylen Brown’s on court production shows he’s maybe the worst “on the margins” star in the league and that doesn’t change with an offseason quote.
Its seriously this. Hes good at star player stuff, but absolutely terrible at the parts of the game that actually affect winning. He’ll pass up open 3s or drives to get into a long middy, he doesnt play defense offball and he doesnt make teammates better. Hes still an incredibly skilled player, but he’s not a supermax player.
The problem was never that JB was unwilling do work on the margins and do the dirty work, he’s an awesome leader and willing teammate, it’s simply that he’s not that good at those things, like catch and shooting, off-ball defense and running through screens, etc.
Really curious how this Sixers team is going to work out for him. Cause it feels like all the things you said he’s not good at are the things he’s going to have to do.
it’s simply that he’s not that good at those things, like catch and shooting, off-ball defense and running through screens, etc.
Which make his fit with this Sixers team interesting, because catch/Shooting and off-ball defense is something he’ll have to do problem is those are his biggest weakness.
Lol lets not get ahead of ourselves.
Remember there were plenty of media “reports” about how post-OKC Melo was going to humble himself and be a team player, but in fact he never changed until he got to Portland and by then it was too late.
Time will tell whether Jaylen Brown actually has changed or this all just media spin (likely coming from Brown himself)
Well, I’m not sure a single quote fed to Shams during the honeymoon phase before the season has even started is very meaningful.
But, he does have a chance to show he means it on the court this season. Gotta see it to believe it.
I’d like to see him improve on his: tunnel vision, decision-making, playmaking, and off-ball defense.
I haven’t heard this comparison but it feels accurate
Who is saying that? I haven’t seen that being aggregated on the interwebs.
When people with big egos say they’re going into situations with no ego, it usually does not take long to see that they in fact have no control over the amount of ego they bring to a situation.
Twitch stream gonna get spicy if this goes sideways.
You can’t just magically fix poor emotional habits. You have to put in the work, and if you dont then it just comes out in different ways.
JB isn’t dumb. If they bring Philly a chip Bron probably retires and next year it is his city on another massive contract that makes him the highest paid player in NBA history.
You really think it’s JB’s city if this core wins a chip?
I’d rank both Embiid and Maxey over Brown after LeBron retires. Embiid already has the history and accolades as a Sixers and Maxey is already loved there.
that’s as may be but Brown is getting that contract if they win a chip.
Don’t forget VJ. I know he’s young but there’s a non-zero chance he becomes a top 10 player at some point in his career.
Sure, but I can at least buy that JB overtakes a guy who only has 1 year under his belt. VJ still has a lot to prove.
Embiid is probably out of the door himself after this contract is up. Maxey definitely has the best case but I won’t be shocked if JB is the best player on the team this year.
If LeBron wins a chip ain’t no way he retires. He’s going for 6 then.
Chip or not, there’s no way he’ll retire next season. Playing for the 25th season milestone seems like the perfect way to hang it up. Plus, leading the 2028 US Olympic team to a gold medal in LA, even if he’s mostly on the bench (although I doubt it), would be the ideal way to cap off his final professional basketball game.
lol what? JB would in fact be dumb if he thinks he’s #2 behind LeBron, they both just showed up, JB coming from Boston means he’s starting from scratch lol. Even if Philly wins a title, I could see JB being the 5th most liked player in the starting lineup lol. Maxey, Embiid, even VJ will be ahead of him. Plus he’s just not very likeable in the first place.
Until Embiid retires or leaves it will never be his city
i am a life long celtics fan. jaylen brown is one of my favorite celtics of all time. no bullshit, i cried when he was announced finals mvp.
there is zero chance he goes into this season with no ego.
I mean this time its a pinky promise with Lebron, who would fckn break that promise.
Yeah. I got his signature as a kid (in Roxbury) and bro didn’t stay quiet all summer (and never has). Why would he start now?
I feel like it’s not unreasonable to think that he sees winning a chip as the ultimate “fuck you” to everyone who has been hating on him these last months. And it’s also not unreasonable for him to see the team composition and realize the ideal path to maximizing championship odds.
I think this makes a lot of sense except he still felt unappreciated after winning a championship and getting fmvp
what kind of ego does a player need to have for “approach this season with no ego” to even be a thought lol
What NBA player DOESN’T have an ego?
They are the most athletic players in this world
Even Duncan off court had an ego. Find an NBA guy who doesn’t have irrational confidence, now that’s hard to find
One who’s been getting falsely slandered in the media lmao. The fact that the community is still falling for hit pieces in 2026 is crazy. If Brown truly had a big ego he wouldn’t have lasted as long being 2nd fiddle to Tatum and it would have been reported much earlier than when he was traded.
All the soccer subs have a tier system for reporters. We need that here
An NBA player tier ego?
Read the room. He’s been getting slandered for having an unhealthy ego and poor teammate relationship. Common sense would be for him to make a clear statement.
I think it’s more so that he’s aware of the narrative around him
Was gonna say, everyone I’ve ever heard mention something along those lines has had an ego that they’ve never actually reined in
Same energy as your cousin with a DUI saying “I’m gonna approach the new year with a sober mindset” as they’re 8 drinks deep on New Years Eve
I feel like this is a naive view of what NBA players are like, literally most players are like this.
Thats how these always start, and then you start getting less touches and the dude that started playing when you were a toddler is yelling at you to play some fucking defense and give him the ball.
Check after training camp and about 15 games in. This team has a lot of guys that need the ball. Nurse will have to figure it out. Probably a little clunky at first and the media will melt down if they don’t go 14-1.
But for real Embid will be hurt, LeBron ain’t playing 82 games either. Both are facts.
Spin doctors working
I believe this. If brown didn’t want bron here, he probably wouldn’t have came. that being said it could still turn ugly later in the year lmao but I believe that brown right now wanted bron.
I believe him
I want to, too…but:
Jaylen told me today he’s gonna approach this season with no ego
We’ll just have to see if his actions speak louder than his words
Why are we talking like Brown is a team wrecker? Lol
He has a history of being a proven contributor on some really talented teams
Yeah, it’s generic PR speech rn
If Brown focuses on defense, both on and off the ball, this season and getting extra possessions + Sixers have health, they do easily win the East imo
Agreed. Major ifs, but IF JB is willing to play differently than he ever has (might actually be possible but I have my doubts), and IF LeBron is willing to play in his 3rdish option way he did with the Lakers last year, the team will be incredibly good. Think the non-embiid center minutes are still a really big concern that needs to be addressed though
Didn’t brown play like his whole career behind Jayson Tatum and win a ring with him too I don’t get it
Thank you Brad Stevens
We’ll see if his feelings stay the same when he doesnt get the ball for 4-5 possessions in a row that first game lol.
I want to see Brown succeed, in whatever capacity that looks like.
Just like how deandre ayton went into last season with no ego
I’ve never played on a super team.
-LeRoid
The hair paint market will be booming Philly
Dude has been playing with top players for his whole career and defaulted to make his team better and suddenly everyone is saying can he default to make his team better?!? You guys buying into whatever shit the talking heads are shoveling by the week.
Sure jan
press x to doubt
Has he learned lebron’s Chinese astrology sign yet? Maybe that will help!
League is fucked. All JB wanted was to win and some respect.
Celtics gave him a super max contract, that is a lot of respect right there. He also won with the Celtics so he got those two things you listed. An ego can be a hell of a thing.
Isn’t that how has perceived himself until now?
Lol this selfish, egotistical JB thing sprung up out of nowhere. I get it, he loves the season where everyone counted him and the team out and they won 56 games and he got MVP talks the most. Who wouldn’t? He probably could’ve stayed off of twitch but this is overblown at this point. This feels like a huge psyop.
Round of applause for Brad Stevens the moron everybody
“My ego won’t be a problem”
Narrator: It was a problem.
If this doesn’t work out Philly fans and LeBron stans gonna be at each others necks 💀😂
Can you turn off ego?
I think you can stay mindful about it
Did JB get an agent? I thought there was only one way to puppeteer Shams?