Shortly after Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens addressed – and downplayed – rumors that Jaylen Brown is unhappy with the organization during his end-of-season press conference on Wednesday, Brown himself suggested on a Twitch live stream that claims of him being disgruntled in Boston aren’t accurate.
“(I) hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this,” Brown said (Twitter video link). “Me and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it was up to me, I could play in Boston for the next 10 years.”
Rumors about Brown’s alleged discontent surfaced when former NBA star Tracy McGrady, who has been a mentor and friend to the Celtics wing, said on his podcast that Brown was frustrated with the team.
Brown’s claim that 2025/26 was his “favorite season” of his career also raised some eyebrows, given the implication that he preferred being the Celtics’ go-to scorer and play-maker with Jayson Tatum out for most of the year over winning a championship (in 2024) as a No. 2 option. Brown posted career highs in points (28.7) and assists (5.1) per game, along with usage rate (36.2%), this season.
The 29-year-old doubled down on calling ’25/26 his favorite season during Wednesday’s live stream, but explained it wasn’t because of the starring role he got to play. Rather, he relished the fact that he and his teammates exceeded all outside expectations after entering the year as underdogs.
“You got to see all of these guys, all of my teammates, grow,” Brown said (per ESPN). “I got to see them overcome adversity as a group, up close and personal. … Obviously, we’re not satisfied with the result. If it sounds like an excuse, it’s not. But to fight and maneuver through adversity and grow, and galvanize with a bunch of guys and to have that mindset and approach, this was my favorite year.”
“I wouldn’t say by far. By far would be a stretch because obviously winning the championship is great. But I’m telling y’all, this was my favorite season.”
Brown was also unfazed by the $50K fine he received as a result of blasting the officiating during a previous Twitch stream. The way the games are being called is an issue that players have been talking about with each other, according to Brown, who said he’s hardly the only player bothered by the officiating.
“The inconsistency of the officiating between the playoffs and regular season is not just something that’s been talked about by me,” he said. “You can fine me, you can continue to fine me, but I care about this s–t. I love the game of basketball. Damn, fine me for that.”
Like I said, Tracy was just YAPPIN.
So was everyone else that wishes Tatum and Brown would split.
Probably not quite yapping. I think the problem is the media only thinks in binary. Someone can be frustrated with their team in the context of something they could be doing better but also be happy with that team and love that team. It’s not one or the other.
There’s likely truth to frustrations he expressed. It would be weird for someone to have zero complaints about someone else.
The dumb part is all the ridiculous assumptions that came afterwards.
He didn’t express frustrations except towards the refs lol
just a click bait rumor to have something to talk about. Everyone knows Brown is just a moody player and likes to complain. He has no disire to leave Celtics and why would he leave when they are playoff contenders.
Better luck next year – the offseason changes will be a key for them.
Brown’s body language kind of sounds like he doesn’t like being the 2nd option and he liked this season the most because he was the 1st option
He is saying he wants to stay but it’s interesting that it sounds like he likes being a 1st option more than being on a finals team
Or he liked growing as a leader while facing challenges and it has nothing to do with being 1A vs 1B
To be fair, there is nothing in the aftermath of their Philly loss that has screamed “Im a leader!”…
Yep I was kind of shocked he took this route after the year he had.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets traded for Giannis. Otherwise, he’s gonna be in Boston for a long time assuming they return to contenders.
How man 1st round picks is Milwaukee willing to give up for Brown? Lol
Boston would be the ones giving draft capital
Giannis trade value is way down. many teams do not want his bad attitude. Bucks are going to be surprised at the weak offers for him this time around plus any team trading for him would want a extension signed.
Bad attitude? Giannis is constantly getting asked stupid question after stupid question and getting pressured by the media. You’d be a little frustrated as well.
Bucks bent over backwards for Giannis and he still is not happy. Do you really think he will be happy on another team? He already came out in the media the 2 teams he want to play for. So how is that a good attitude? What about his fans who need to go through all this drama?
Crazy how you and the doofus bunch turned on Giannis when you accepted that he wasn’t coming to bail you out
Who are you talking about?? i never wanted Giannis to be a warriors. I have always said that the warriors need to keep all draft picks. Do you understand boner your memory is slipping. next time you want to come here and bash me don’t make things up. It makes you look like a fool.
Fair enough. The group gets to speak for you unfortunately. Until you distance yourself from the constant homerism, that will not change.
So wanting your team to rebuild because they got older is now homerism to Bonercat.
Arc and Ari have been pro saving the draft capital pretty steady for awhile I can contest
Bad attitude? I don’t see that. I see the media stirring up trouble.
It’s not 2021. Brown is more valuable than Giannis is especially long term. Bucks would have to add draft capital to get Brown.
What does body language sound like?
I think “movit movit’.
Good question.
If Brown wanted to put this to bed, then all he needed to say was that what McGrady said (specifically) was not true and NOT based on any of Brown’s statements to him. He doesn’t need to diss TM at all to do that. He didn’t (likely because he can’t, TM said what he did on Brown’s behalf). TM’s statement didn’t suggest that Brown wants out of BOS, so Brown denying the latter doesn’t really address TM’s actual statement.
Brown doesn’t need to address anything. He’s staying put.
Tracy can say what he wants. His employer pays him to yap.
LOL. Do you read posts before responding to them? I never said he needed to address anything (the opposite) or that he wasn’t staying put. Point is that while he didn’t need to, he chose to, and did it in a way that didn’t end the discussion.
TM can say whatever he wants. You got one right. But just one. His employer pays him for access to guys like Brown. Not just to yap.
He’s literally paid to yap.
Money Talks..Stevens and ownership probably told brown to stop the nonsense and check his bank accounts😭😭