Sometimes having two elite players isn't better than one, as has been the case with the Boston Celtics this season, with performances on the court and personal data that points to that view, and now one of their stars has echoed that claim. The Celtics' forward swinger Jaylen Brown, who had his first career triple-double (22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists) in the last big win over the New York Knicks, responded to questions about his compatibility with Jason Tatoo after the game, who had just a bland 19 points, three rebounds and one assist.
Brown said in an interview: "I think we can play together, we've played well together for most of our careers, and while the last year or so hasn't been as expected, I think a lot of the adversity we're going through right now will help us grow and get better in the future." If we overcome the current problems and continue to learn, I think we will usher in the light. But now I can only control what I can control, I know everyone has to do their job well, but at the moment I communicate well with Tatum, we talk and communicate with each other after the game, and so on, so I'm sure we're on the same side. I know where all the other setbacks are coming from, but the important thing is that I'm on the same front as him, he's on the same front as me, and that's where we're most focused. ”
Brown, 25, and Tatum, 23, have been teammates together for five years, but with the Celtics with just 19 wins and 21 losses this season, calls to question their compatibility have been particularly high this season. The two players have very similar styles of play, both are offensive scorers with the ball, and require a lot of ball power while driving teammates to score, which leads to the Celtics' lack of offensive strength can only be solved by bringing in a real pass-first point guard. But the problem is that Dennis Schroeder is not this type of player, and Marcus Smart is definitely not this type of point guard, so the compatibility problems of Brown and Tatum are more prominent, and the constant loss will only make the outside world more and more skeptical of them.
Although both Tatum and Brown seem to think that the media is deliberately creating a conflict between Brown and him, the problem here is real, so there are many people who believe that the Celtics will soon send one of these two star players, who do you think?