Kawhi Leonard is withdrawing from Team USA for the Paris Olympics and will be replaced, sources tell me and @joevardon.

[RubioTheCruel]

Jaylen Brown is not an elite defender.

And this is a team, not an all star team.

Very good on ball defender, average team defender. Still a net positive, wouldn't go as far as saying elite.

I can't believe this White thing is a big issue. He's kinda what you're looking for in FIBA play

 

[bl2k8]

I don't care. As a teammate and a guy I won a title with, I'm not sitting back and not saying shyt about them leaving my road dog off this team.

If you never been a part of a team or competed at any level, you may think it's a weird take to have.

When he's asked about this, I better not hear any PC bullshyt

How could he not go PC the other guy they selected was also his teammate that would be the dumbest shyt ever, he has to play with these guys for 8 months of the year

 

[UpAndComing]

If I'm Brown, I'm looking at Tatum funny. Imagine Mike being cool with Team USA not putting Prime Pippen on the team

"Tatum and Brown can't play together" rebranded

Ya'll are shameless

 

[Boonapalist]

So we got Richard Jefferson saying Kawhi’s not really hurt and was forced to leave because of politics. And we got Jaylen Brown beefing with Nike

 

[Regular_P]

Brown's obviously a better player but it's easier to integrate White onto the team. Brown might feel a way about having limited minutes; White won't. They just went through that disaster with Brandon Ingram last summer.

 

[Belize King]

JB putting cases on everyone next season. EVERYONE. Teammates getting that work in practice too.

 

[UpAndComing]

As much as non-Celtics fans are trying hard to make this an issue because they hope the Celtics locker room gets shaken up, this is a non-issue

Jaylen Brown as ALWAYS been this outspoken since he was drafted. That is his MO. And the team kept winning. This is why Jayson and Jaylen had the nickname when they were young calling themselves "Fire & Ice" for their personalities

If anything, it will light a fire under this team to not be complacent with just 1 title and still keep that chip on their shoulder

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Brown's obviously a better player but it's easier to integrate White onto the team. Brown might feel a way about having limited minutes; White won't. They just went through that disaster with Brandon Ingram last summer.

White can play defense on guards and wings plus he doesn't need the ball in his hands all the time to be effective.. that's exactly what they're looking for. This uproar is crazy to me

 

[Braman]

Jaylen Brown is not an elite defender.

And this is a team, not an all star team.

Common misnomer is these star players aren’t as good defensively, so ‘specialists’ are needed.

Derek white ain’t leaps and bounds better defensively than jaylen brown. Jaylen brown just has a shyt ton more on his plate offensively. So he can’t put out the energy and effort that Derek white can (which is why guys like kawhi, Kobe, Jordan are RARE, bc they could)

But in THIS format, yea he’ll clamp you. As will Ant. As will Tatum. Etc. Nggas act like Team USA needs a defensive specialist to shut down Nickell Alexander Walker for 20 minutes a game

 

[Braman]

I can't believe this White thing is a big issue. He's kinda what you're looking for in FIBA play

Brown's obviously a better player but it's easier to integrate White onto the team.

These are such ‘talking sports out of my ass’ takes.

We the A side, we don’t need to ‘adjust’ to shyt

Again, it’s all an overcorrection to 2004. Once that happened is when the ‘let’s pick role players ‘ movement started. But the issue with that is, we’ve lost when we weren’t elite, when players weren’t top tier. Not bc of bad fit.

Is a team with Kobe-Lebron-KD-Melo-D Wade a good fit? NO. Did it matter? NO.

Like Foh. When players have been top tier, elite, all-timers, we have DOMINATED. We do not need to ‘adjust’. People overthinking try to be Cacalytical

 

[mastermind]

Common misnomer is these star players aren’t as good defensively, so ‘specialists’ are needed

No breh, Jaylen Brown is not an elite defender which is what I responded to.

 

[The_Sheff]

These are such ‘talking sports out of my ass’ takes.

We the A side, we don’t need to ‘adjust’ to shyt

Again, it’s all an overcorrection to 2004. Once that happened is when the ‘let’s pick role players ‘ movement started. But the issue with that is, we’ve lost when we weren’t elite, when players weren’t top tier. Not bc of bad fit.

Is a team with Kobe-Lebron-KD-Melo-D Wade a good fit? NO. Did it matter? NO.

Like Foh. When players have been top tier, elite, all-timers, we have DOMINATED. We do not need to ‘adjust’. People overthinking try to be Cacalytical

These nikkas talking like we need defensive specialists to clamp down some player from Brazil nobody has ever heard of.

 

[GoldenGlove]

How could he not go PC the other guy they selected was also his teammate that would be the dumbest shyt ever, he has to play with these guys for 8 months of the year

If he don't say Jaylen should be on the team publicly he soft as baby shyt

 

[GoldenGlove]

"Tatum and Brown can't play together" rebranded

Ya'll are shameless

If yal run is shorter than leprechauns then you will know exactly why



Team USA sabotaged y'all

 

[GoldenGlove]

JB putting cases on everyone next season. EVERYONE. Teammates getting that work in practice too.

Bro gotta steal the ball from these nikkas during the season and block their shots too. Hell, if they in the lane when he's coming through dunk on them too.

Jrue already on the team, them replacing Kawhi with White is unbelievable