The Jaylen Brown-Jayson Tatum saga has been one of the biggest stories of the season, culminating in a Tuesday night primetime game in which the Boston Celtics blew out the Philadelphia 76ers, 123-101. Despite the perceived acrimony behind Brown's departure from the Celtics, Anthony believes Brown needed to move forward instead of continuing his pairing with Tatum. Anthony explained his reasoning on his podcast, 7 PM In Brooklyn.
Carmelo Anthony says he don’t think we can keep putting that much on the Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum beef no more:
“I think it’s two men, man, that just listen, man. We both like I said, we both alphas, bro. Like I want my own sh*t…. It’s Maxey sh*t but what I’m saying is now… pic.twitter.com/rQKtPldW9y
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Anthony said that Brown and Tatum are both alphas who want to run their own show, and he tied that to Tyrese Maxey.
“I think it’s two men that just…we both alphas, bro. Like, I want my own sh*t. It’s Maxey sh*t, but what I’m saying is, now, where he’s at in his career.”
He pointed to what the Brown and Tatum duo accomplished in Boston, calling them the best duo of that period.
“We done made this work. We done showed y’all this one-two punch with JT and JB for a long time. Four All-Stars, a championship, Finals MVP, Eastern Conference MVP, like we done accomplished a lot of sh*t together. The best duo probably during that time period.”
Article Continues BelowAnthony then explained why, in his view, Brown needed a different kind of teammate as his game evolved.
“Now it comes a point where my game is starting to expand and change. I can’t be around a JT type of player. I need to be around a Maxey type of player.”
The 76ers look to get themselves back on track as they play the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.