For the primary time because the Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum has spoken publicly concerning the finish of one of many NBA’s longest-running star partnerships.
Brown was dealt to Philadelphia final week in a blockbuster transfer that introduced Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks to Boston. The commerce marked the tip of a nine-year partnership between Tatum and Brown, who helped lead the Celtics to 5 Jap Convention Finals, two NBA Finals appearances and an NBA championship in 2024.
“To be trustworthy, it’s bizarre,” Tatum stated talking at a kids’s e book occasion in Newton, Massachusetts. “You play on a staff with a man for 9 years, who I used to be lucky sufficient to go to the Finals with twice, and win a championship, and push one another to be the gamers that we’re at this time.
“The NBA is an unbelievable enterprise, it’s an unbelievable job, however there are some downsides to the enterprise that we’re in. And moments like this, the place you simply type of really feel such as you’re going to be on the staff with any individual, as a result of that’s all you recognize.
“After which it’s identical to, at some point you discover out that they’re not in your staff anymore. And we’re all people. We really feel all these feelings. Going into the ability, and realizing that you’ve completely different teammates, and any individual that you simply’ve been to battle with, primarily, is on a special staff.”
Regardless of the shock of Brown’s departure, Tatum made it clear he stays grateful for all the things the pair achieved collectively.
“It’s robust,” Tatum stated. “Nevertheless it simply makes you respect the moments and occasions that we had. Clearly, it got here to an abrupt ending, nevertheless it doesn’t imply that it wasn’t tremendous profitable. Some nice years, clearly, that he gave to town and to the group.”
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