Jayson Tatum's Honest Quote About Relationship With Jaylen Brown

Jayson Tatum spoke with Carmelo Anthony about his Boston Celtics tenure.

Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) celebrates with guard Jaylen Brown (7) after a play against the Dallas Mavericks in game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports / Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are coming off winning their first NBA Championship.

The superstar duo had been together for seven seasons, and they were finally able to get over the hump and capture a title.

Recently, Tatum was on 7PM in Brooklyn (with NBA legend Carmelo Anthony) and spoke about his relationship with Brown and tenure in Boston.

Tatum: "It was tough. I just turned 26. They were talking about us like we we're 32 and 35. Like our window had closed. They say your prime don't start till you're 27, 28. We felt like we were ahead of the curve. We were like yo, it's just a matter of time. Over time, we had to learn how to co-exist with each other. That's with anybody. I was 19, he was 20 when I first got to the league. We were still figuring out our personal life, our family, just navigating through this thing called the NBA with so many expectations of being with Boston. We play on national TV every other night, there's a lot of things that come with that. We had to learn that we needed each other."

Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft after one season of college basketball playing for the Duke Blue Devils.

He finished this past season with averages of 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 74 games.

The 26-year-old has made five straight NBA All-Star Games.

Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) and guard Jaylen Brown (7) celebrates with the Larry O’Brian Trophy after beating the Dallas Mavericks in game five of the 2024 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports / Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports