Jaylen Brown is arriving in Philadelphia with one thing the 76ers desperately needed: championship expertise.
Former Warriors govt Bob Myers opened up in regards to the blockbuster deal that introduced Brown to Philadelphia and revealed the message he delivered to the previous Finals MVP instantly after the commerce.
“We wanted an edge, and I believe Jaylen Brown units an edge,” Myers mentioned on the Cousins podcast with Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady. “To win a championship, you want guys which can be of that ilk, which can be snug being uncomfortable… I talked to him the day after [the trade] and mentioned ‘don’t ever underestimate that you’re a champion. And that there’s energy in that, so use that with this staff.’ And I mentioned, we want you to steer, so I’m going to ask you to steer.”
Myers additionally revealed how Philadelphia realized there was a reliable alternative to amass Brown throughout conversations with Celtics president Brad Stevens.
“You begin listening to there was a chance, and the job then grew to become is that this an actual factor with Jaylen Brown? Is it an actual factor? I believe Brad Stevens is without doubt one of the most straight shooters within the league,” Myers mentioned. “So whenever you, whenever you work within the NBA as an govt, you normally have at the very least one or two, I don’t wish to say transactions with each different GM. So you recognize, if I name Tracy, I am going, hey, you wish to make a deal? He could be like, yeah, yeah, yeah, after which he does, I imply, that’s like, I do know not you’re not this manner. However I, it’s important to perceive like he’s sincere, or he, he may inform me what I wish to hear, or he may misinform me. This dude simply may simply lie. He lied to me two years in the past, he’s going to misinform me once more. That’s not Brad Stevens. So when Brad Stevens, um, responded with, what are you providing? Then you definately knew that there was a shot. Yeah. And so then it turns into 50 conversations, um, in the direction of one, each organizations did an incredible job not leaking that, which is unimaginable. That’s actually unimaginable.”
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