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USA Basketball is finally rounding up its roster after the recent wave of events have left a lean number of players left in contention for the final 12 spots heading into the FIBA 2019 World Cup in China. Recent cuts saw Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo hit the road, […]

Boston Celtics rising stars Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart seem to be enjoying their stint with Team USA and head coach Gregg Popovich. Both are finalists for the USA Basketball FIBA World Cup roster. However, whether or not they make it to the 12-man lineup, Brown and Smart are already grateful because they had the […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says it’s “great” for Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart to get coached by Gregg Popovich on Team USA. Popovich is arguably the greatest basketball coach of all-time. Stevens, who is a pretty good coach himself, thinks this experience will only make his four Celtics guys […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes the sky is the limit for Boston Celtics forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Kerr is getting an up-close view of Tatum and Brown, as he’s part of the Team USA coaching staff. The Warriors coach says the two Celtics youngsters are already “great players” who are […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t exactly make a concerted effort last season to quiet swirling rumors of locker-room discontent. Superstar point guard Kyrie Irving called out his team’s younger players on multiple occasions, while veteran forward Marcus Morris was also no stranger to publicly and candidly discussing the Celtics’ lack of chemistry. Needless to say, playing […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker believes Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum’s struggles from last season will be “motivation for them” moving forward. The Celtics as a team underwhelmed in 2018-19. Before the season started, everyone thought Boston was going to win the Eastern Conference with ease and Tatum and Brown would play like All-Stars. […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is taking a focused approach to the beginning of next season. The third pick in the 2016 draft will be devoting all his attention to basketball, and skipping everything else: “My whole mantra for this year is, ‘Just hoop.’ I’m going to come out and play basketball. I’m just going […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart gave some sound insight on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, two of his young teammates who blossomed early and then struggled to maintain the same rhythm and efficiency that made them such an integral part of a Celtics team that came a win shy of the 2018 NBA Finals. The […]

Kemba Walker has the unique opportunity to take part in Team USA’s training camp alongside three of his new teammates — Jayson Tatum and the recently called-up Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown. The aforementioned trio has had two seasons of experience playing with one another, and they’ve taken up the mission to welcome their new […]

The Boston Celtics infamously lost out on the services of All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving this offseason while the once heralded Eastern Conference franchise immediately filled such a void with former Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker. Not only that, but the Celtics still possess one of the most talented young cores in the entire […]

Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Kemba Walker says Boston forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown “are so talented it’s unbelievable.” Walker, Brown, Tatum and Marcus Smart are in Las Vegas right now for Team USA training camp. Walker says it’s been special to watch Tatum and Brown up close. “Those dudes are so talented, it’s […]

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown broke out during the 2018 postseason, putting himself on the map as an up-and-coming star and helping lead the Celtics to a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. While Brown was considered the inferior prospect to Jayson Tatum, the world was still […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown says “being positive is everybody’s mindset” on the team after what happened last season. The Celtics were a dysfunctional group in 2018-19 and didn’t live up to expectations. Before the 2018-19 season started, everyone picked the Celtics to win the Eastern Conference. Boston, though, was never able to mesh […]

Boston Celtics players Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will not only represent Team USA as they vie for spots on the squad that will compete in China for the FIBA World Cup. They will also pay homage to two Celtics legends through their jersey numbers. Jayson Tatum has chosen to wear No. 34, the same […]

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown had some fun at the expense of his teammate Jayson Tatum. Tatum posted a picture of the new perfume he is promoting. Interestingly, the bottle of the perfume shows a shirtless picture of the Celtics forward. It wasn’t long before a teammate gave Tatum grief, and Brown was the first […]

Kawhi-PG … LeBron-AD … and Jayson-Jaylen? The Boston Celtics are high on the potential of young wings Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, both of whom enter a revamped Beantown roster noticeably missing All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Al Horford. “Everyone loves Kawhi (Leonard) and PG (Paul George) as a wing duo. We think we have our […]

The Boston Celtics told teams this summer small forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were off the table in trade talks. An opposing executive told Keith Smith of Celtics Blog his team called the Celtics asking about Brown and Boston quickly told him both Brown and Tatum weren’t going anywhere. “That’s the guy we wanted […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle and Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown have been added to Team USA’s training camp roster ahead of this summer’s FIBA World Cup, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Boston’s Jaylen Brown and New York’s Julius Randle have been added onto USA Basketball’s training camp roster […]

Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics expressed their excitement to be even under consideration to represent the United States this summer for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Per Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, a source close to both players said that Smart and Brown “would be thrilled to represent the United States […]

Team USA was never bringing its best possible roster to the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Superstars like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard all opted against playing for the national program this summer. Still, their collective absence hardly meant the Americans’ pool of available talent, with players the caliber of James Harden […]

The Boston Celtics’ newest player, Enes Kanter, recently posted a collection of photos from fans who made fun of Kyrie Irving’s jersey, replacing it with his surname at the back since he’s also going to wear No. 11 for Boston. Apparently, Jaylen Brown liked what he saw. Observe: https://twitter.com/HeartofNBA/status/1150107563465293824 Now, this could be taken as […]

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown is now eligible for an extension of his rookie deal as he enters his fourth NBA season, but the 22-year-old slasher has yet to discuss an extension with the team yet, according to Brian Robb of The Boston Sports Journal. “I haven’t heard from them,” Brown said on Wednesday […]

Could the Boston Celtics trade Jaylen Brown? Apparently, some teams near the top of the NBA Draft are wondering about the availability of the young wing, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Of course, given the recent developments in Boston, it seems hard to believe that the Celtics would trade Brown now, as […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown is definitely not holding back, as the 22-year-old recently posted a cryptic message on his Instagram account. Many believe that the caption he decided to go with for a seemingly innocuous and unrelated set of photos is directed towards teammate Kyrie Irving. https://www.instagram.com/p/By5UOa_lD5n/ Check that. With how news have emerged […]

Sports Illustrated insider Chris Mannix revealed part of the turmoil that haunted the Boston Celtics this season, including Kyrie Irving’s poor relationship with young players — the worst of them with up-and-coming talent Jaylen Brown. Mannix joined FS1’s Chris Broussard and Rob Parker on The Odd Couple podcast to shed some light on a roller-coaster […]

The Boston Celtics may not have gotten their guy in Anthony Davis, but based on Davis’s desires, it seemed he was never destined to become a member of the Celtics anyway. Davis refused to commit to Boston beyond next year, and with Kyrie Irving’s status in limbo, it would have been far too risky for […]

The Boston Celtics lost the Anthony Davis sweepstakes because of their reluctance to include some of their most valuable assets during trade discussions. The All-Star forward has been traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers, which left the Celtics with no choice but to move on. However, according to ESPN’s Ramona […]

The Boston Celtics were heavily involved in Kawhi Leonard trade discussions last summer, but it was the Toronto Raptors who came away with the Leonard prize. The Raptors are now two wins away from their first-ever NBA title, while the Celtics were one of the league’s biggest disappointments and could be on the verge of […]

Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics recently made an appearance on ABC’s “The Bachelorette.” Not to worry Celtics fans, these two will still have a lot of time in the summer to focus on basketball as they will not be joining the show as contestants/suitors on a permanent basis. Brown and Rozier […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The future of the Boston Celtics is in flux with Kyrie Irving at the center of their murky summer outlook. Whatever the Celtics decide to do with Irving, who is expected to opt out of his current contract to become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, will affect the core of the team including […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown says his and Jayson Tatum’s “best days are yet to come.” Brown says he and Tatum are lucky. They were both high draft picks and came into a winning situation with the Celtics. So even though Boston underwhelmed this season, Brown knows the future is bright. “(Tatum’s) 21, I’m […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown doesn’t think the team was prepared for the circus that was this season. From the media coverage to the expectations from the fans, the Celtics had a lot going on this season and they were never able to get it together: Jaylen: “I don’t think anybody was prepared for this […]

Amid their heartbreaking loss and the subsequent elimination in Game 5, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens praised Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for handling the pressure under the spotlight despite their youth. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Stevens admitted that he can’t imagine himself in Tatum and Brown’s shoes. If it was him, […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown posterized Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo twice in their second-round series. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to record a third. On Wednesday night, Brown’s Celtics squared off against the Bucks in Game 5. In the second half, Brown attempted to brutally yam atop the dome of Giannis, but things didn’t turn […]

There are reportedly some members of the Boston Celtics organization who want to prioritize the development of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown over chasing big names in free agency or trades, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Once Kyrie Irving opts out of his 2019-20 player option with the Celtics this summer, Boston becomes […]

Coming into the 2018-19 season, much of the Boston Celtics’ expected dominance stemmed from the assumption that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown would continue on the path toward imminent stardom uninterrupted. Instead, beset by the presence of Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, both of whom missed last year’s playoffs, the Celtics’ young wings have mostly […]

After opening the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a blowout win over the league’s best team – in the regular season, at least – on the roard, it finally seemed safe to say with certainty that the Boston Celtics had righted their wayward ship. But two straight losses later, the Celtics’ back is suddenly up against […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown puts Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on a poster anew. Brown dunked on “The Greek Freak” in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals showdown on Friday night at the TD Garden. The 22-year-old forward went past Nikola Mirotic and soared for a dunk, finding a body in Antetokounmpo to […]