Jaylen Brown talks Slam Dunk Contest and Celtics 2024 championship aspirations 👀 | NBA on TNT

Jaylen Brown talks Slam Dunk Contest and Celtics 2024 championship aspirations 👀 | NBA on TNT

Hey so interested to hear your take uh Draymond uh about a team that has the best record in the Western Conference in Minnesota yet they don’t have a whole lot of Believers at this point um how do you explain that well I think um you know

You’ve seen them in the playoffs and you know you’ve seen guys on their team struggle during the play in playoff basketball now you know what what you haven’t seen them struggle with is is a guy like Ant-Man who actually believes he’s that good who actually believes I’m

The guy to carry these guys and so they’re not going to have any believers uh they’re going to have to go make Believers out of people in the playoffs uh because they got some guys that have spell multiple years in the playoffs and when you’re trying to win a championship

You don’t you don’t want credit for being in first place you want to be in first place win that first round win that second round win the Western Conference finals and win the championship so the fact that they’re in in first place impressed as some people

But until they get it done the panel’s not really impressed um by the way we had the open chair here just in case Jaylen Brown decided to swing by and I like that motorcycle jacket my boy appreciate you nice right there my G GL to get you

One thanks for hanging with it man we appreciate you thank you guys for having me so uh so how you feeling going into this tonight and and and how do you uh how do you assess your chances in the slam dunk tonight I feel good uh it’s a

Good environment here in Indiana um the the fans are excited um I think I’m just have some fun I think what else can you ask for know Allstar Weekend you know and the company is some great so I think having some fun and I think my chances

Are pretty good are you going to try to attempt some dunks we’ve never seen or in the first you know first two dunks you’re going to try to keep it safe uh I think it’s a little bit like maybe some some remixes of some dunks that we may

Have seen variations um but it’s so hard because there so many athletic individuals we seen everything I know I think just putting on the show having some fun we here in Indiana put some smiles on people’s faces and do your thing with it you know uh I’m all in on

It you guys make me nervous at times I’ve already said y’all going to win the championship what do you think y’all need to improve on the second half of the season I mean cuz your record is Flawless but what are some things you think or y’all team think y’all need to

Get better in going down the stretch I think just and I think we’ve been working on it all year one is mentality but two is just playing that intentional basketball like every single every single possession matters can’t take can’t turn over the ball got to make

Sure we find the right mismatches got to make sure we be the smartest player in team and I think that we’ve been focusing on that since the beginning of the year and like we we’ve grown and improved and experience is the best teacher so hopefully that pays off in the

Playoffs I want to number one cu congratulations on your contract uh well deserved but something upset me a lot uh with your press conference and a guy asked you he said he asked you something about what you plan to do now that you get got that contract as if that’s your

Responsibility but I thought your answer was incredible appreciate you were you prepared for him to ask that because you should have got upset at him for asking you that question right I I actually wasn’t you know when you when you get ready for media you don’t know what they

May ask especially in Boston you know can be they’ll ask you anything yeah so when he asked me that question I was ready you know and I already had plans of of trying to give back you know it’s a part of my DNA to try to to give back

To this to the community I want to see changes made in Boston Boston is one of the most income diverse places in the United States and it’s hard for people of color to start businesses to rent houses to do a lot of different things

So if I can use my platform to help that I’m going do it 10 times out of 10 let me ask you this about U with two contemporary players here Draymond and and Jaylen what is it about and this is for both of you what is it about his

Game that you admire and respect what is it about his game that you admire and respect I think number one uh the growth over the years like you watched him come in he was a young kid with athleticism and potential and the way he can shoot

The basketball now the way he takes the serious on the defensive end the way he can handle the basketball now he’s become a complete player and you don’t become that player without putting the work in and I respect that and then also his competitive nature I

Got a chance to play against him in the finals and competitor super super competitive hey man I appreciate you man that’s not bad not bad that he said a bunch of good stuff about you he’s supposed to supp so so so so how about Draymond I was

Surprised at that you know what I mean that’s great um Draymond does what Draymond does like just to bringing that Force to to the game and he and he even talks about it like when without him on the floor some of them championships don’t happen you know what I mean so

That force that he bring on defense and offense you know and sometimes they go a little extreme but that’s how you win and and Draymond is mastered that you mastered that bro like when I played against you in the finals when you went to that level of just force we we wasn’t

Ready but we going to be ready this time I appreciate Jay of all he won’t be there wow Jaylen you one to talk thank you Jaylen there’s a lot of uh impressive Duos in the league you know the people with a lot of ranking but where are you and Tatum rank when it

Comes to these fantastic Duos I think we got a uh technical difficulty I can’t hear you my mic fell off your your mic is working but your earpiece probably yeah came out you’re good it’s my first time doing TNT so y going to have to

Bear with me I said where do y’all rank amongst the Duos in the league R yes don’t be modest say it with your chest it’s a it’s a weird question to answer cuz uh I don’t think we rank each other as like the Duos you know basketball’s kind of played five on five

So you know you are so corporate I mean it is you must have went to Kyle and until you win a championship you can’t must have went to cow with that corporate answer until you win a championship you can’t really say anything so you know we

Just trying to work to get to that level and that’s all I can really say how much better a team is this year’s edition of the Celtics as compared to the team that almost went to the NBA finals last year with the addition of of porzingis of

Drew holiday I think uh the difference uh with this team I think porzingis and Drew add a different Force to us but you know porzingis has really excelled since he’s gotten the Boston like we putting him in the right position to win you know we’ve all sacrificed but we wanted

To make sure that know the big fella is taking care of he’s protecting the rim he’s getting to his spots he’s taking advantage of his mismatches he’s posting up and uh we need that so I think he’s been able to help us he’s been a he’s been a nightmare against teams that want

To switch because uh his height so I think Chris stops has been one of the biggest difference makers but Drew as well Drew just brings another level of a force another level of a composure defensive mentality that adds to our toughness uh Wheeler High School uh

Visiting us here in the house uh in Indianapolis have a great game tomorrow have fun tonight show us something that uh sir that uh you’ve cooked up fire bro that’s tough we appreciate you brother thanks man thanks fell we’ll take a break here Allstar Saturday night on TNT big cat Carl Anthony towns on the scene he’s won the three before he’ll try to do it again what you say sh meow hey kicks cam in full effect bad yeah thanks again to Victor for joining us earlier tonight that was nice with the kid all right thanks for

Joining us Victor and getting us find

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