Jaylen Brown did not hold back when discussing how his trade from the Boston Celtics unfolded this week.
The 2024 Finals MVP’s stint in Boston ended after 10 seasons, with the Celtics trading him to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and four draft picks.
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Brown went on the streaming platform Twitch on Thursday to share his thoughts.
“Boston packed me up,” Brown said. “Pack ya bags. Sayonara buddy. … There was definitely a lack of respect from Boston.”
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Brown, who was drafted out of California in 2016, was coming off one of his best individual seasons and finished sixth in the regular season MVP voting.
He had fallen out of favor with the organization in recent weeks and had been the subject of trade rumors.
Brown was reportedly offered to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Celtics’ bid to land Giannis Antetokounmpo. Instead, Antetokounmpo was traded to the Miami Heat, leaving Brown and the Celtics in an awkward spot.
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Brown didn’t believe the initial reports that he was being traded to Philadelphia and stated that he took a trip to the Celtics’ facility Wednesday evening.
“I went up to the facility, my key card got rejected,” Brown said during the stream. “I just wanted to see if it was real. Packed me up, bro.”
Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 71 games played this past season.
“The journey starts now,” Brown said on the stream. “I’ve already been hitting the guys about how to get in the gym; I know what it takes to build that camaraderie and chemistry.
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“… There’s going to be ups and downs. … It be like that. It takes uncomfortable conversations, it takes chemistry, it takes brotherhood. It takes all of that.”
He’s also started building that level of community with new teammates VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey.
Brown told Edgecombe that he was “a fan of his game” before calling Maxey and telling him “we got work to do.”
One of the uncomfortable conversations that Brown was talking about may include one with Joel Embiid.
In May, Brown went on his stream to vent following the Boston Celtics’ 109-100 loss to the 76ers.
Brown said Embiid was one of the best big men in the league before saying Embiid was also a flopper.
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He also explained that he had to wear a back brace because he was dealing with back pain after having to guard Embiid and the size difference between the two players. Brown is listed at 223 pounds. Embiid is listed at 270 pounds.
Brown had been critical of the officiating during the regular season and believes it played a role in how things were called during the postseason.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jaylen Brown decries Celtics’ ‘lack of respect’ over trade: ‘Key card got rejected’
