Publicly addressing the Sixers‘ signing of LeBron James for the first time during a Twitch stream on Monday, Jaylen Brown expressed excitement about the prospect of teaming up with one of the NBA’s all-time greats, as James Jackson of The Athletic relays.
“What an opportunity that is,” Brown said. “Like, obviously, everybody (is) gonna say whatever they want to say, and it’s gonna be a bunch of media this whole entire season. But, for me, what an opportunity (it) is to learn. I love learning, so to have the opportunity to learn from one of, if not the greatest player of all time.”
Brown also said on the live stream that being traded from Boston to Philadelphia has him feeling more motivated than ever to win, adding that he has lost some weight this summer in anticipation of doing more running in transition alongside his new teammates.
“Just to be a little bit more fast and nimble,” Brown said. “I gotta keep up with (Tyrese) Maxey and (VJ) Edgecombe and LeBron this year, so I did lose about seven pounds. I feel great. I’m jumping higher, running faster.”
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