{"id":4887,"date":"2026-07-13T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:05:27","slug":"former-teammates-still-wrapping-brains-around-the-jaylen-brown-trade-and-other-celtics-observations-from-summer-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4887","title":{"rendered":"Former teammates still wrapping brains around the Jaylen Brown trade, and other Celtics observations from Summer League"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>LAS VEGAS \u2014 Shaking my notebook up and down and seeing what falls out while remaining perplexed by the need to have so many transplanted palm trees here \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4885\">\u2018Vote her out!\u2019 Protesters crowd Susan Collins\u2019 Biddeford office after ICE fatally shot driver<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 It was jarring to see former Celtics forward Jaylen Brown sitting with the 76ers contingent and watching his new team play a summer league game Saturday. During a break, Brown even walked on the court with Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse and had a picture taken holding his new jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among the Celtics, the shock from the seismic trade that sent Brown to the 76ers in exchange for Paul George and four future draft picks has not worn off yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s not easy,\u201d center Neemias Queta said. \u201cI think you feel for him. Obviously, it wasn\u2019t easy for him as well, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s part of the business. You know it can happen at any moment, but Jaylen\u2019s a guy that you can\u2019t replace in the city. Really, really hard to replace on the court as well. He did so much for Boston in general and he will definitely be missed.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Forward Jordan Walsh became good friends with Brown, even appearing on a Twitch stream at his house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m missing a guy who I\u2019m really close with, a mentor for me,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cHe\u2019s done a lot for me. Obviously, we wish him the best, but if we\u2019ve got to see him on the court, he\u2019s going to get the same treatment [as any opponent].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Jaylen Brown\u2019s stats are what they are, but a closer look at game situations paints a clearer picture<\/div>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Queta is excited to work with center Mitchell Robinson, the former Knicks big man who signed a three-year, $47.4 million contract with the Celtics earlier this month. Robinson is perhaps the best offensive rebounder in the NBA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA lot of boxing out at practice,\u201d Queta said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to both crash a lot. We\u2019re going to teach each other a little bit of what we do best. I\u2019ll just be positive. I\u2019ve heard he\u2019s a really positive guy and a really, really fun guy to be around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Walsh became a defensive weapon last season, but is focused on developing his offensive game so the coaching staff gains more trust in him at that end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt means being a threat at all points in the game,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cI feel like there were a lot of times last season where it\u2019d be clutch moments where we needed a bucket and I\u2019d have to get subbed out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen those moments come, I always want to be the best option. I want to be the best choice. So, for me it\u2019s working on my shot, working on my handle, working on creating my own shot when I have those pockets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4883\">Mass. high court rules GOP candidate accused of submitting fake signatures can stay on primary ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Celtics forward Jayson Tatum attended Friday\u2019s opener against the Raptors, partly to support close friend and former Duke teammate Amile Jefferson, who is guiding Boston\u2019s summer league team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jefferson said Tatum should benefit from returning to play 22 regular-season and playoff games this past spring after being sidelined due to his Achilles injury. The rust and nerves are gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think it was just a great head start on him getting back to who he is,\u201d Jefferson said. \u201cI think those games will be super impactful and important for him. I was really happy that when he came back, it looked like he didn\u2019t miss a beat. He was playing hard, he looked like himself. He took a break after the season and now he\u2019s hit the ground running and back to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jefferson said he has been impressed by Tatum\u2019s pace and explosiveness in recent workouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 This is Jefferson\u2019s first time as a head coach, even if it\u2019s only for a few weeks. When he thought about entering coaching after his brief career as a player ended in 2021, he spoke with his former coach, the retired Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCoach K has always been, \u2018If you\u2019re going to do this, do it to be a head coach,\u2019 \u201d Jefferson said. \u201cHe always says he only hired guys who want to be head coaches. He had a real deep conversation with me about that, about you can\u2019t be halfway in, you\u2019ve got to be all the way in, and I\u2019ve taken that everywhere I\u2019ve gone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Celtics tell rookie Dillon Mitchell to fire away from 3-point range, and other takeaways from Summer League<\/div>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Second-year wing Hugo Gonz\u00e1lez got his first taste of the rumor mill last month when it was reported that the Bucks were seeking to acquire him in a deal for superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was tough, but it\u2019s something that when you come to the NBA you know can happen, and it\u2019s something that you\u2019re exposed to,\u201d the Spaniard said. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s a league where you can get traded all of a sudden, and it\u2019s something that you need to \u2014 if you want to play here, you need to know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Milwaukee ultimately traded Antetokounmpo to the Heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 The 10-ounce wagyu cheeseburger at Bavette\u2019s Steakhouse in Park MGM was excellent. Two patties were pressed and stacked atop a fresh bun, with sliced pickles and onions sitting under the burger and slices of melted American cheese on top. The burger arrived with a steak knife jammed down the middle, seemingly encouraging diners to cut the massive meal in half. The speakeasy-style vibe made everything taste better, too. The restaurant also has a location in Chicago, if you prefer temperatures below 110 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4881\">Matt Turner sticking with Revolution, as team agrees to new loan with France\u2019s Lyon for star goalkeeper<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m missing a guy who I\u2019m really close with, a mentor for me,\u201d Jordan Walsh said. \u201cHe\u2019s done a lot for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former teammates still wrapping brains around the Jaylen Brown trade, and other Celtics observations from Summer League - 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