Jaylen Brown, obviously he had a big year, unbelievable year. Finals MVP, helped you guys get to Banner 18, but he’s left off Team USA. How did you feel about that? Did you feel any type of way of him voicing his opinion? PEYTON PRITCHARD: I know certain people are like it’s undercutting his teammate, but I was kind of like hey man, let him speak his peace. I think, yeah, let him speak. I don’t think Derek felt any type of way at all. I think we’re all brothers at the end of the day. When I saw it, not even having the consideration of putting him on was confusing to me. I think Jaylen is a top-level player. He fits everything they need. He can defend, play any role, and I think Jaylen would accept that. People sometimes have this version of him that he’s a difficult teammate or difficult dude, which is not the case at all. I love Jaylen to death and I got so much respect for him and the type of person he is.” -via YouTube / August 7, 2024