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"What's the biggest misconception about your relationship with Jaylen Brown?" Jayson Tatum: "There's just so many different narratives and so many different opinions and speculations. For me, I love that guy. What we were able to accomplish together in nine years, right, went to the conference finals five times, we went to the championship twice, we won a championship, we've shared All-Star games together. You can't talk about him without talking about me and vice versa, the success that we've had as just two young kids growing up in this league and really just pushing each other. Unfortunately, the business of basketball is always going to play a part. Nobody has ever played together forever, but it's not like a thing to be sad or upset about, it's a thing to celebrate what we were able to do."
The Boston Celtics are just over a month away from kicking off their new season with a very different roster than the one they had last year. The Celtics’ offseason was highlighted by the trade of Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, which drew immense backlash from the fanbase. Now, Celtics star Jayson Tatum has spoken about his relationship with Brown during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. “There’s just so many different narratives and opinions… For me, I love that guy… You can’t talk about him without talking about me and vice versa,” he said, per Dan Patrick Show on X, formerly Twitter.
Dan Patrick Show: “I was nervous, I was anxious. To be honest, I was nervous every game I played in.” — @jaytatum0 on how he felt in his comeback after his Achilles injury.
Bobby Krivitsky: Paul George when asked whether he views himself as a superstar: "We have a superstar and that's JT. I'm not here to not necessarily steal the shine or try to reinvent who I am. I'm here to help JT, and he's the guy. I've played alongside another superstar wing, and we co-existed beautifully."
Bobby Krivitsky: I asked Paul George about his conversations with Jayson Tatum so far about how their games can mesh. He said it'll grow over time as they "get on the court more, we'll figure it out."
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Daniel Donabedian: Jayson Tatum unveiled the Tatum 5s today, and they come with a personal touch. On the right heel of every shoe, there are 5 lines that acknowledge the scar he has from Achilles surgery. “Anytime you go through something traumatic, you’re not the same you…That’s not saying you’re worse, you’re just different,” he said of what he’s learned from his recovery.
Also similarly, while Chisholm and his group may have strong feelings for the Celtics as a public trust, they weren’t there when Boston drafted Jaylen Brown in 2016, a year before the Cs took Jayson Tatum. As such, they were not as invested emotionally in Brown’s on-court development over the last decade, his powerful connection to the Black community in Boston or his finals MVP turn in 2024. Moving Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers — while not having to commit another $140 million on an extension — became a palatable off-ramp.
Tracy McGrady: "Jaylen Brown, right? Jaylen Brown came to me, came to my house, and we had a sit down. And he had some things that, and this was, this was many years ago before they won a championship. And you know, there was a lot of talk circling around, you know, breaking up this, this, this core with he and Jayson Tatum. So, and I was watching how they played with each other, right, year after year. And this particular year, they fell short. And it was a year where he was frustrated and was thinking about making a change, right? The media is, is talking, the fans are talking. I said, Jaylen, you got some good, bro. Like, don't, don't break this, don't break this up because I see, you know, a championship out of y'all two at some point." And we had him on our pod, and we was talking about this story, and I just felt like he couldn't see, you know, what, because I have no emotional attachment to any of the Boston Celtics of what they're, they're building. But he couldn't see what I was seeing. Right? And that's why I pointed that out to him and, and, you know, a year, two years later, they eventually won a championship."
Dejounte Murray: You can't focus on other people. Obviously, you got fans and media and all these things that come with being a professional athlete, or an athlete in general. But the moment you start focusing on whether people are sleeping on you or they're saying great things about you, when you focus on those things, you lose automatically. It's over. Nobody should impact how your day goes or dictate what you're gonna be or anything. For me, it ain't never about proving nobody wrong. It's really just proving myself right. So, of course, I'm human. I got hurt; I tore my Achilles. Like, I think it should be celebrated how hard we work to get back on our feet. When I was watching Dame [Lillard] and Tyrese [Haliburton] and Jayson Tatum's process, as well as mine, it's like, nah, we're human. But that's the thing that comes with being a pro, being in the NBA. It's like you don't get looked at as a human. You're above a human, which is crazy.
Former President Barack Obama was in Massachusetts last week to celebrate his 65th birthday. To mark the occasion, Obama teed up with NBA All-Star Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum played with another group several holes ahead of Obama. Obama, whose birthday was Tuesday, August 4, has always fancied himself quite the basketball player, so his choice of company on the links should come as no surprise.
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Daniel Donabedian: Jaylen Brown on his relationship with Jayson Tatum: “We won a championship together. So anybody that you win a championship, you would think like that's what you know a brotherhood or a lifelong legacy wouldn't tell. Obviously, there's ups and downs in any type of relationship for sure. But on my end, it's nothing but respect. You know, besides when he plays the Sixers, I hope he does well But other than that everything for me is just based in respect.”
Austin Krell: Jaylen Brown says he and Jayson Tatum have “not really” talked since the trade. Said he’ll always respect Tatum and wishes him well except when he plays the Sixers.
Daniel Donabedian: Former Celtic Grant Williams on the relationship between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown: “You can bring the best out of someone else beside you. And I think that’s what it was for those two, that they had respect for one another, they enjoyed being around one another when they’re on the court, as well as they didn’t have any disdain for one another off the floor. So that’s something I can just vividly say is that I don’t think those guys disliked each other at all.”
NBA Trade Machine: Stephen Curry appeared in 8.9% of trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of his trades, his most common destinations were San Antonio (30.5%), Boston (13.2%), and Philadelphia (10.6%). The players traded for him most often were De'Aaron Fox (25.2%), Keldon Johnson (15.9%), and Jayson Tatum (8.6%).
