The Boston Celtics made Jaylen Brown final season’s highest-paid NBA participant, ever, earlier than the three-time All-Star was named MVP of the Jap Convention Finals and the NBA Finals. Now with an opportunity to co-lead a repeat run as a reigning champion, the 27-year-old is not getting nonchalant.
Brown made an early look at Auerbach Middle, the workforce’s follow facility, to get some work in on Wednesday, roughly every week earlier than the Celtics formally open up their coaching camp subsequent Tuesday. Boston kids JD Davison, Baylor Scheierman, and Jordan Walsh together with returning veterans Xavier Tillman and Al Horford had been amongst these in attendance eagerly making ready for the 2024-25 season. The looks wasn’t as shocking contemplating Brown did insinuate an uptick in motivation got here to life as soon as he was snubbed from USA Basketball’s roster as soon as a gap — by way of Kawhi Leonard’s departure — offered a chance to partake within the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“I am tremendous fired up,” Brown advised reporters throughout Summer season League in Las Vegas, per CLNS Media. “I acquired all of the motivation on this planet to only come out and enhance so I like it, actually. … I’ve already talked to Al and talked to a few of the guys to see after they get again within the gymnasium.”
Boston’s demonstrated its championship-committed tradition in a large number of the way, which began as soon as present majority proprietor Wyc Grousbeck spared no expense and allotted over $630 million on high of Brown’s $286 million extension signed final summer time. That almost $1 billion in mixed extensions ensured that Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Vacation and Derrick White — the workforce’s go-to beginning lineup — would stick round lengthy sufficient to reward the franchise with a number of titles. Up to now, the Celtics proved themselves by successful a league-leading 64 video games within the common season and making simple work of their 16-3 playoff run en path to securing Banner 18. Now, Brown is constant the demonstration of that dedication, placing apart any of the offseason distractions to give attention to the higher aim in thoughts transferring ahead: Banner 19.
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Brown stood robust on the forefront of Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla’s team-first id transformation, averaging his fewest shot makes an attempt (17.9) within the final 4 seasons and in addition logging a career-high 3.6 assists by 70 video games. Being handled like an afterthought by Steve Kerr, Grant Hill, Erik Spoelstra and the remainder of USA Basketball’s teaching employees did not sit properly with Brown, nevertheless, no beef with Nike or these nonetheless counting out the All-NBA Second Group guard has discouraged Brown but.
Boston’s revenge mission, led by Brown and Tatum, formally begins on Oct. 22 at TD Backyard after the banner is raised and the championship rings are distributed.
