SI: You’ve got gone by loads in Boston. Your choice was booed on draft evening. You’ve been in commerce talks nearly yearly. How difficult has that been? Jaylen Brown: Very, very challenging, to be honest. Things have not gone my way. I haven’t been catered to, in a sense, which has made me stronger. I think it has made me a better player, has driven me. I can complain, however in actuality, it made me one of the best. So I’m grateful for it. Even when it was oblique, I do know that it wasn’t intentional. It’s what it’s. It made me higher. I do know there have been lots of people who didn’t imagine I might be within the place I’m now. Some have been on this constructing, some are now not right here, however I’m. So I’m grateful, that’s how I might describe it. -via Sports Illustrated / February 13, 2025