Celtics star talks about Banner 18, Team USA, and other topics.

LAS VEGAS: For Jaylen Brown, this summer has been quite exciting. Since the end of May, it appears like he has held every prize that might possibly exist. From the MVP of the NBA Bill Russell Finals to the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals, from the Larry Bird MVP to the Larry O’Brien MVP to an ESPY for greatest championship performance. Brown has been at the center of everything.

Even while he’s currently relishing every second of the win, it can’t last forever.

“I’m still on a high,” Brown remarked during the Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers Summer League encounter. “This summer has been fantastic. It’s a wonderful feeling to have successfully overcome that obstacle.

However, it is now sort of coming to an end. Everyone seems to be beginning from scratch. Thus, it has essentially been forgotten, and we now have to start over from scratch.

Jayson Tatum said earlier in the summer that he wasn’t responsible for winning a championship. His co-star feels the same way, but once more, the upcoming season is almost here.

When asked if he felt the same way, Brown responded, “Yes, I do.” However, as soon as that weight is lifted, your urge to follow through increases. Thus, it’s back to ground one for me. I almost feel like the tournament is finished and we should get back to work.

In June, Brown and Tatum guided the Celtics to their first title in sixteen years; however, the year 18 has passed. The new objective is Banner 19. And Boston has positioned itself for this quest with everything they have done this summer.

Both Derrick White and Tatum signed large contracts that will keep them in green uniforms for many years to come, and Jrue Holiday completed his new contract just in time for the 2024 postseason.

While Horford is still playing under a new contract that he signed in December 2022, Brown and Kristaps Porzingis received extensions during the previous summer.

But Boston’s dedication to preserving its core goes far beyond the top six.

Neemias Queta, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman were all re-signed by the Celtics this summer, and they also brought back Drew Peterson and JD Davison on two-way contracts. With these moves, 15 of the 17 players who left Boston at the end of the previous season will return the following year.

Brown stated that he will be contacting teammates, working out, and getting ready to run the team again next season for the remainder of the summer. “Yeah, just continue to work. Just check in with the guys and see what their schedules are, their availabilities are,” Brown said.

“But just keep doing what we [have] always been doing, which is to create a fantastic group dynamic, culture, and chemistry. We are running it again this year because we had a special number of guys sign up. so excited about it.

Brown filled his trophy case, but one distinction was denied him—a place on the 2024 Team USA Olympic roster.

White, Brown’s own colleague on the Celtics, was selected to take Kawhi Leonard’s place on the roster.

Brown immediately expressed his unhappiness at being left off the team by tweeting emojis. It was suggested by some that he might be making fun of White, but that was completely untrue.

Regarding the snub, Brown stated, “I wasn’t surprised, but my reaction was [that] I was happy for D-White.” “Having so many of our guys there is awesome.” Thus, while I was pleased for those guys, I wasn’t shocked.

Indeed, as soon as the announcement was made, Brown made sure to get in touch with White.

Without a doubt. “I made a quick call to Derrick,” he exclaimed. “Just to make sure my affection for [him] and everything else is clear. He was aware of that. And he carried it out. However, it’s not always necessary to make things public. But D-White and I are doing well.

Brown is using the lack of inclusivity as fuel, even if he may be pleased for his teammates because Tatum and Holiday are also members of the squad.

Without a doubt. Very energized,” Brown remarked. “I have an abundance of motivation.” I enjoyed it, and I’m going to get better at it. To be honest.

In addition to his original response, which involved subtweeting the decision to exclude him, Brown also sent a message to Nike, whom he believed to be involved in his rejection.

“Certainly, I do. Brown responded, “There will be more stuff to come with that,” when asked if he thought Nike had any influence over the choice. “But I won’t be making any comments about it right now.”

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