Jaylen Brown praises Malcolm Brogdon in Celtics’ debut: ‘He’s definitely just going to make us better overall’

In Boston’s 134-93 Monday demolition in opposition to the Charlotte Hornets, Malcolm Brogdon placed on a present in his first sport as a proud member of the Celtics household.

Brogdon, who was acquired by the Cs this offseason on a commerce with the Indiana Pacers, chalked up 11 factors and 5 rebounds to go together with 9 assists whereas coming off the bench for twenty-four minutes. As such, his all-around present was praised by Jaylen Brown.

“Malcolm is really good at basketball,’ Jaylen Brown said. “I think that’s an obvious one. Makes the right plays, he’s just a threat out there at all times. And he’s definitely just going to make us better overall. He’s more than capable of being a go-to player in this league, so for him, being able to come in and run things and also get himself going as you saw tonight, he had a well-balanced game.”

Brogdon is loving the expertise of being with the Celtics, from the unselfishness and being laser-focused to chase the last word prize.

“It felt good,” Brogdon stated of his efficiency. “These guys, this is a team full of unselfish guys that clearly have an objective to just win. We want to win it all this year, so we’re trying to build for that. 

“We’re not really concerned about statistics and all that. We know JT and JB are going to lead us every night on the offensive end. It’s up to the rest of us to play our roles and to support them but to also play to the best of our abilities every night.”