Despite the Celtics’ continued success in recent years, one question has always left the hoop community scratching their heads—who is the team’s leader between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum? Well, both superstars were drafted around the same time and have been co-faces of the franchise ever since. But Brown cleared people’s doubt during the recent All-Star Weekend.
“I’m the longest-tenured Celtic. I’ve been here the longest, so even though we don’t necessarily have it written down, the team moves to the things me and Jayson do,” Brown said. He then boldly claimed, “I feel like my team relies on me to be the leader, the vocal leader. I’ve taken that role, and defensively, being the head of the snake, taking on those matchups, my team feeds off that.” However, Joe Mazzulla’s latest comments say otherwise!
When asked about the team’s ‘Captain’ role and why he has not appointed one so far, the head coach said, “We all have a role and a responsibility to the culture and the locker room. Giving it to one person takes away the leadership of everybody. The best part of this team is everyone’s a captain.” Yes, while Brown has referred to himself as the ‘Captain’ multiple times, Mazzulla believes that the role belongs to every member of the team and not just one player.
