Jaylen Brown got exactly what he wanted with LeBron James.
According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, the 76ers had all of Jaylen Brown’s support during their pursuit of then-free agent James. Charania noted that while the two players never spoke during the process, Brown made his stance clear to James’ agent, Rich Paul.
“Jaylen Brown was 100% supportive of this move of getting LeBron James. To my knowledge, those two guys didn’t speak during the process, but Jaylen Brown did have communication with Rich Paul during the process to let Rich Paul know that, ‘Hey, I want LeBron here. This is someone I want to play with,’” Charania told Stephen A. Smith on the latter’s eponymous show.
Charania continued: “And so, those guys will eventually have their own conversation, LeBron and Jaylen will, and get on the same page. There will be plenty of opportunity for them to do so. But I think the big thing that I hear around the Sixers organization right now is sacrifice.
When you think about scoring, you look at Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, on any given night, 1A, 1B. Joel Embiid is right up there as well, 1A, 1B, 1C. Either of those guys can lead this team in scoring on any given night. VJ Edgecombe can be a breakout on any given night. And then you look at LeBron James, and in a lot of ways, he’s setting the table for everyone.”
Getting both Brown and James in the same summer is one thing. Making a star-studded roster work is another. Still, the 76ers appear to be in a better position now to win, given the heavyweight additions they have made. James may be turning 42 in December, but he brings a wealth of winning experience. He also remains a very capable playmaker even at his age.
Brown and James used to play on opposite sides of the NBA’s greatest rivalry. This time, they are on the same team with a common goal to bring Philadelphia its first NBA title since 1983.
H/T HoopsHype
