Jaylen Brown on his decision to start his own shoe brand: "I decided with my time, because of my frustrations with brands, just to start my own. I've been a Top 5 MVP candidate. Should have been Top 1 one, but the media votes for that. All-star, all-star starter, all these different things, and they just keep moving the bar on me, and that's fine, because I'm not chasing their bar, I'm chasing my own. I'm going to get even better. That's why I'm here, to get even better at the details and efficiency, because people think they've seen the best version of me and they want me to see me fail or move the bar."
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Before the 76ers had a chance to get Brown, NBA insider Shams Charania revealed that the Warriors had a shot at trading for the 2024
NBA Finals MVP five months ago. “The Warriors could’ve got in the Jaylen Brown sweepstakes if they wanted to give up four first-round picks-ish, in that range. They decided not to, from my understanding,” Charania said on Monday’s “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” — 7/28/2026 Pro Football Network
Shaquille O'Neal: "The person I feel sorry for is Tyrese Maxey. He came in a regular guy, Joel Embiid was hurt most of the year, Tyrese rose up like, 'Hey, I'm the star, this is my team.' Now you bring Jaylen Brown in, is he going to take a step back? And not only that, you bring LeBron in, is he going to take another step back? Now Joel comes in shape and he wants to play, he's going to have to revert back to just being a regular guy, and will that affect him? Because he was starting to make a name for himself. I think he made the All-Star team, he was a star, and sometimes one or two people on the team is going to have to defer. Defer to who? I don't know, whether defer to Jaylen, defer to LeBron, defer to Embiid, I don't know." — 7/28/2026 YouTube
Shaquille O'Neal: "It's championship or bust for LeBron and Jaylen. I don't want to hear about, 'Oh, 60 games, we made the playoffs.'" — 7/28/2026 YouTube
Channing Frye: "Nick Nurse, one thing that's not taking into consideration is Nick Nurse is a beast. And so when you add all these personalities to a team, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, you know, Bron, VJ Edgecombe, you know, Jaylen Brown, you need a coach that can handle all that that's going to put them in the right situation. A lot of them, everyone's going to talk about usage rate, but Nick Nurse made it work in Toronto with, you know, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard." — 7/28/2026 YouTube
Shams Charania: "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.' 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." — 7/27/2026 YouTube
Jake Chipper: Shams Charania on NBA Today: "The Sixers are expecting LeBron James to play a good amount of time at the point guard position... Think of a better player that can set the table for Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid & VJ Edgecombe. There's all these players that can score, that can get the ball from LeBron" — 7/27/2026 Twitter
"I am thrilled to welcome LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers. One of the greatest players in NBA history and one of the best athletes ever, his accomplishments are iconic: four-time NBA Champion, four-time NBA MVP, four-time Finals MVP, three-time Olympic Gold medalist, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a record 22 All-Star selections, and 21 All-NBA selections,” Managing Partner Josh Harris said. “I cannot wait to see LeBron alongside Jaylen Brown, VJ Edgecombe, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and our talented roster as we work to deliver a championship for Philly. To LeBron and his family: we are grateful you chose the 76ers, and look forward to this next chapter of your legendary career. Welcome to the 76ers!" — 7/27/2026 NBA.com
In speaking with some youngsters at a summer camp this week, Jayson Tatum delivered a message about how to be a leader. And in it, Tatum specifically said he doesn't want to be the smartest person in the room. This is what he said: "Being around somebody that feels like they know it all, I don't wanna be around that person. I don't wanna be the smartest person in the room, I want to learn from somebody else." — 7/26/2026 Yahoo! Sports
Earvin Magic Johnson: After trading for one of the best two way players in the league and NBA All Star Jaylen Brown, the Sixers then signed the biggest free agent on the market this summer, 4x NBA champion and future Hall of Famer LeBron James. LeBron makes the Sixers one of the best teams in the NBA and the biggest threat to the World Champion Knicks in the Eastern Conference. Philly’s starting lineup will have four All Stars, LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey, and offensively they will be great. But all four are used to having the ball in their hands, so I’m interested to see what type of offense Coach Nurse draws up. I have two big questions for Philly: one is on the defensive end, and two is their team chemistry. If they answer those two… watch out! — 7/26/2026 x.com
In the rarefied air where players like James reside, that gets your attention. “There’s no question, Jaylen Brown going to the Sixers changed them from a contending team to a championship-caliber team,” a league source with knowledge of James’ thinking,granted anonymity to speak freely, said Friday afternoon. — 7/25/2026 New York Times
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