Jaylen Brown is ready for the challenge of a new season after finishing the last one on the sidelines, writes Taylor Snow of Celtics.com. Brown had to undergo surgery and miss the playoffs after tearing the scapholunate ligament in his left wrist in May.
“I never had surgery before, so this was a first for me,” he said. “Definitely the mental part of it was interesting. The wrist takes so long to heal, it was kind of frustrating at times. But my body got a chance to heal, my mind got a chance to be refreshed, and right now I feel great. I feel lighter than ever, faster than ever, stronger than ever.”
Brown was limited physically after the operation, so he concentrated on watching film to get a better understanding of his opponents. Much of the film focused on the league’s top playmakers, and Brown hopes to add that aspect to his game this season.
“There’s a few guys, especially in the playmaking department that I watched,” Brown said. “So I’m looking forward to going out and showing all the things that I watched.”
There’s more from Boston:
- Josh Richardson is hoping to re-establish himself with the Celtics after being traded for the third straight offseason, per Jared Weiss of The Athletic. He expects to benefit from a reunion with new head coach Ime Udoka, who was an assistant when Richardson was with the Sixers. “I think that the way we see things basketball-wise lines up and he’s always been a straight shooter,” Richardson said. “That’s how I know him and that’s how I am and that’s how I would like my coaches to be.”
- Al Horford reached out to Dennis Schröder on Instagram as the first step toward getting his former Hawks teammate to sign with the Celtics, according to Jay King of The Athletic. Horford asked for a phone call and then sold Schröder on the benefits of playing in Boston, telling him that his aggressive style would be a good fit and that he would have much more freedom than he did with the Lakers last season. Schröder said Horford told him, “You’re going to have a big year here because we know your value and we know how to put you in place to be successful.’”
- Udoka will tinker with the starting lineup during preseason, but he plans to have a regular group of five when the season begins, tweets Mark Murphy of The Boston Herald. Udoka said he’s not a believer in “plug-in” starters.
Schroeder reacting by posting himself posing in fron of his Bentley kind of worries me. That shows a level of immaturity. Yes, he’s rich. But he still misread the market when he refused the Lakers offer.
Posting that pic shows he cares about the negative coverage over that. He should just play and overproduce his contract. That’s the best way to shut down his critics.
Maybe he thinks his chances of winning a championship are better in Boston than they were in LA, or maybe he got sick of playing with LeBron.
He posted that pic as a joke and said he fumbled the bag. It was more of a flex to say I might have missed out but I’m still doing fine.
Also a lot of credit has to go to his agent who would’ve advised him to not accept that offer. Overall I think landing in Boston will be great for him. I bet he plays really really well and does eventually get a good contract. Not 80mil good but something he will be happy with
I think this team will surprise a lot of people not just by the players they acquired but by moving on from doofus Danny and no more clueless Stevens trying to figure out how to use a bench and at least two “should be” career yrs from Johnson and Schroeder if they want to make that money in the future
I meant Richardson idk why I said Johnson sorry
New money makes a lot of people Anuses. Not just athletes. Truth is Schroeder is in a good place. He can have a bounce back yr. Celtics are solid if their depth comes together. We are finding out about this team now. Do they really have the desire to win. This year will tells us a lot about this team.
Schröder’s fine if you don’t need your point guard to be a distributor. He’ll get you some buckets sure, mostly by driving wildly to the basket and he can defend well enough but a floor general who can create for others, not so much. If this is what the Celtics are looking for then he should fit. Though a bit of a strange bird he is.
If he’s playing with Prichard on the 2nd unit he doesn’t really have to be the distributor and could be scorer for that group
Well Celtics need a distributor at PG. Smart not really one either. So Schroeder wants his payday next yr. He will have to show he can do that. Personally to me he’s a third guard. Can he a good one there. Time for Celtics to play for East. They are no longer a young team. Horford back will help alot. Their depth this yr is their biggest weapon. Tatum can have an MVP type year. They will be for real.