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LAS VEGAS — Derrick White was home with his wife when he found out that Jaylen Brown, one of his longest-tenured teammates, had been traded.
“It’s tough to see someone get traded, and JB’s been an amazing teammate, amazing friend to me, and kind of welcomed me when I got traded to Boston,” he said. “So I’m always thankful for my time that I spent with JB, and it’s obviously always tough to get traded, and I know how that feels.”
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White said he reached out to Brown soon after the trade with a simple message: “Thank you for everything you did for me.”
Neemias Queta, who has been teammates with Brown for three years, also spoke to reporters on Friday night for the first time since the trade.
“It’s not easy,” Queta said. “I think you feel for him. Obviously, it wasn’t easy for him as well. But at the end of the day, it’s part of the business. You know what’s happening. You know it can happen at any moment. But Jaylen’s a guy that you can’t replace in the city. Really, really hard to replace on the court as well. He did so much for Boston in general, and he will definitely be missed.”
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Like White, Queta reached out to Brown after the trade, and wanted to stress to him that he’ll still be there for him even though they’ll no longer live in the same city.
“I just wanted to show him a sense of gratitude for pushing me daily, showing that I’m his guy,” Queta said. “I’m still gonna be around. Like anything he needs, he can reach out, and we can arrange things. And I think he just pushed me to be better every day just by his edge and intensity. His ability to corral us as a group was really, really special.”
Hugo Gonzalez shared the floor with Brown for just one season, but frequently lauded the impact the 5-time All-Star had on him. On Thursday, he shared his gratitude for the overlapping year he shared with Brown.
“Jaylen is a Celtics legend, and everybody, [starting with me], is really, really grateful because of the things he has done,” Gonzalez said. “Especially for me, he has been an amazing veteran player. He’s been a leader for me….
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