Jaylen Brown “wasn’t the biggest fan” of Marcus Smart when Brown first arrived in Boston and said their relationship “didn’t start off great.”
Brown, speaking to reporters before the Celtics-Grizzlies game Sunday, said he didn’t gravitate toward Smart initially for “a plethora of reasons.” He explained how their relationship evolved for the better over the years.
“I couldn’t stand Marcus at first … and I love him now,” Brown said. “It be like that sometimes.”
Brown said that as you grow, you learn about people and understand why they are the way they are. You see things happen behind closed doors and start to grasp the bigger picture, which is what shaped his opinion of Smart.