Jaylen Brown expects to accept villain role this season: 'I want blood'

It's been an emotional summer for Jaylen Brown, as he's been on a rollercoaster ride that includes being an NBA champion and Finals MVP with the Celtics, and being cut from Team USA's Olympian, gold medal-winning team. in France last month.

Not only was the Boston star not considered for the US Men's Basketball club, he was hoping his name would be called when Kawhi Leonard was injured in July and had to give up on his Olympic dream. That's when they decided to call up teammate Derrick White, instead of the All-Star forward.

Based on Jaylen's post on Twitter at this time, the player understood that this was not his personal shot, but pointed out that Nike is probably one of the reasons why he was not considered. When you add in his Eastern Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards, it's a wonder he wasn't called up to represent his nation.

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Whatever the real reasons, there is tangible drama in this one, and Brown plans to use it as motivation. While responding to comments on his own Instagram post, he liked the comment, “JB villain year loading…” and responded by warning the rest of the league: “I want blood.”

Meanwhile, the Celtics star is preparing to return to the top of the NBA. Although he was enjoying the honor that comes with winning the NBA championship in Boston, he is focused on leading the team to defend another title next year.

“Last year is over, to be honest. We celebrated; we had a great time. It's been an amazing summer. I've been having a good summer, after all. But it's over,” said JB. “Now we have got a goal on our back. Everyone is trying to follow us and I say, 'Come on.' Back to work. And I'm looking forward to next season.”

The Celtics forward is coming off one of the best seasons of his career, if not the best, after averaging 23.0 points, 3.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds per game, and a 49.9% field goal percentage. It's important to mention that he also had a career-best offensive rating of 113 to go along with a true shooting percentage of 58.0%.

The Boston All-Star accepted the idea that Nike may have had a hand in him not being considered for Team USA's Olympic run.

Boston won the NBA title with Jaylen Brown as their Finals MVP, and many consider him a better asset to Team USA's gold medal aspirations than White. In any case, JB didn't want any trouble, so he revealed that he called his colleague to make sure there was no “confusion”.

“I called Derrick right away,” the All-Star told reporters last month before the Celtics' summer league game against the Lakers in Las Vegas. “Making sure there is no confusion, my love for you and all that. He knew that, and he did. You don't have to make everything public all the time. D-White and I are good.”

Despite avoiding drama with his teammates, JB posted several cryptic messages on social media as Derrick's selection was announced, including one directed at Nike. The point guard is convinced that the shoe company had something to do with the fact that he was not considered for the position.

It is known that Nike is a sponsor of Team USA, and Brown has never signed a new shoe deal since his contract with Adidas expired three years ago. “I'm sure,” Jaylen said in response to a question about Nike's influence on his looks. “There are many things that will come with it, but at the moment I will not comment on it.”