{"id":845958,"date":"2026-08-04T16:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/845958\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:46:17","slug":"jaylen-browns-first-comments-on-lebron-james-joining-76ers-were-all-about-one-important-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/845958\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown\u2019s First Comments on LeBron James Joining 76ers Were All About One Important Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

For his entire career to this point, LeBron James has been an enemy on the court for Jaylen Brown. Now, they are teammates. <\/a><\/p>\n

James\u2019s second stint with the Cavaliers coincided with Brown\u2019s first NBA seasons with the Celtics; the two faced off in the Eastern Conference finals for NBA Finals berths in 2017 and \u201818; James emerged victorious both times, a stark statement to Brown about who ruled the league at the time. The King departed the East after that but joined Boston\u2019s chief rival in Los Angeles, ensuring he\u2019d remain a rival to Brown in spirit even if they never again met in a playoff environment. <\/p>\n

Now they must put all that aside (as well as Brown\u2019s diss of Bronny James a few years ago<\/a>) to play alongside one another in Philadelphia with James\u2019s decision to join the 76ers in free agency<\/a>, following Brown\u2019s trade out of Boston. On Monday night, the typically outspoken Brown jumped on a live stream to share his first thoughts on teaming up with the all-time great and former foe. <\/p>\n

His biggest takeaway? The opportunity to learn from James is a rare one that he\u2019s looking forward to taking advantage of. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited for this upcoming season,\u201d Brown said<\/a> on Twitch. \u201cYo, we got \u2018Bron! What an opportunity that is. Obviously everybody is going to say whatever they want to say, and there\u2019s going to be a bunch of media this whole entire season. But for me, what an opportunity it is to learn. One of my favorite things to do is to learn … I love learning. To have the opportunity to learn, one, from one of, if not the greatest player of all time. I get an opportunity to, on the court, off the court, learn and gather experiences that can accumulate to my own knowledge base.\u201d <\/p>\n

That may be understating the matter. James\u2019s list of accolades is miles long, as we know, but only he and his fellow NBA players understand everything that went into achieving those accolades. His preparation before games, his recovery routine, precisely how he wants his squad to manipulate the floor to create openings\u2014these are all things that can only be observed and experienced by his teammates. Nobody can be LeBron, and Brown won\u2019t absorb those habits by osmosis to follow in his footsteps. But every bit of information about how a great player goes about their business can be wielded by a player like Brown who seeks to improve his own game. <\/p>\n

The 76ers should also be appreciative of Brown\u2019s mindset. Plenty of stars have chafed at sharing the court and locker room with even greater superstar talents. Brown sounds excited at the chance he has to take notes on James\u2019s approach to the NBA and that can only help the locker room synergy, which is going to have to be high if Philly wants this to work. <\/p>\n

If everyone is as excited as Brown to play together, progress is already being made on that front. <\/p>\n

Brown hints at new 76ers playstyle in latest live stream\"Jaylen<\/p>\n

Brown should be hunting a lot of transition chances this season. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old scorer also hinted at how he sees the team playing when they take the court together. <\/p>\n

Brown revealed on Monday night that he\u2019s already lost around seven pounds this offseason compared to his playing weight for last year. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think I lost about seven pounds,\u201d Brown acknowledged. \u201cJust to be a little bit more fast and nimble. 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\u2019m jumping higher, running faster.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Sixers don\u2019t project to be a Mike D\u2019Antoni-esque run-and-gun team with this roster, but getting out in transition will be a big part of producing points offensively. Brown\u2019s desire to get faster seems to reflect that. He, Maxey and James all ranked top-five in transition points per game<\/a> during the last regular season. Brown is an elite athlete, Maxey is the fastest player in the NBA and LeBron is perhaps the best transition point scorer in NBA history with his combination of size, athleticism and smarts. They all recognize the importance of getting easy buckets when possible. <\/p>\n

With a slimmed-down frame and fewer ballhandling responsibilites, Brown should be able to prioritize those points to a degree not seen since he shared the court with Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum. <\/p>\n

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Listen to SI\u2019s NBA podcast, Open Floor, below or on Apple<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>. Watch the show on SI\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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