Jaylen Brown Reaffirms Commitment To Celtics

“(I) hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this,” Brown said (Twitter video link). “Me and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it was up to me, I could play in Boston for the next 10 years.”

Rumors about Brown’s alleged discontent surfaced when former NBA star Tracy McGrady, who has been a mentor to the Celtics wing throughout his career, said on his podcast that Brown was frustrated with the team.

Brown’s claim that 2025/26 was his “favorite season” of his career also raised some eyebrows, given the implication that he preferred being the Celtics’ go-to scorer and play-maker with Jayson Tatum out for most of the year over winning a championship as a No. 2 option.

The 29-year-old doubled down on calling ’25/26 his favorite season during Wednesday’s live stream, but explained it wasn’t because of the starring role he got to play. Rather, he relished the fact that he and his teammates exceeded all outside expectations after entering the year as underdogs.

“You got to see all of these guys, all of my teammates, grow,” Brown said (per ESPN). “I got to see them overcome adversity as a group, up close and personal. … Obviously, we’re not satisfied with the result. If it sounds like an excuse, it’s not. But to fight and maneuver through adversity and grow, and galvanize with a bunch of guys and to have that mindset and approach, this was my favorite year.”

“I wouldn’t say by far. By far would be a stretch because obviously winning the championship is great. But I’m telling y’all, this was my favorite season.”

Brown was also unfazed by the $50K fine he received as a result of blasting the officiating during a previous Twitch stream. The way the games are being called is an issue that players have been talking about with each other, according to Brown, who said he’s hardly the only player bothered by the officiating.

“The inconsistency of the officiating between the playoffs and regular season is not just something that’s been talked about by me,” he said. “You can fine me, you can continue to fine me, but I care about this s–t. I love the game of basketball. Damn, fine me for that.”