Jaylen Brown says he feels the Boston Celtics are entering what he calls a “new era,” pointing to sweeping roster changes that reshaped the team over the offseason.
Speaking on a recent livestream, Brown openly reflected on the departures while making it clear he still holds plenty of respect for his former teammates.
“It’s a new era of the Celtics … Half the team is gone. I wish them the best. I appreciate them. They were great teammates, so it’s kind of sad to see them go,” Brown said. “But it’s a new era. Everything has kind of changed and shifted.”
Boston’s front office made several significant moves this summer. The most notable were the cost-cutting trades of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.
Role players Luke Kornet and J.D. Davison also departed in free agency, signing with new teams. Veterans Al Horford and Torrey Craig remain unsigned and could be elsewhere when the season tips off.
Adding to the shake-up, the Celtics will be without Jayson Tatum for most, if not all, of the upcoming season.
The franchise cornerstone is rehabbing a torn Achilles suffered during last year’s playoffs, leaving Brown, Derrick White, and others to carry a heavier load.
For Brown, the turnover marks a major transition, but he seems prepared to embrace it as the team looks to reestablish itself in the Eastern Conference without some familiar faces.
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