Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd made some eye-opening comments the day before Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals with his team facing a 1-0 series deficit to the Boston Celtics.
“Well Jaylen (Brown is) their best player,” Kidd said at a press conference on June 8. “Just looking at what he does defensively, he picked up Luka (Doncic) full court, got to the free throw line, he did everything. That’s what your best player does. He plays both sides, defense and offense, at a high rate. He’s been doing that the whole playoffs. When you talk about the Eastern Conference MVP, it seems like he’s continuing to pick up where he left off.”
A lot of people interpreted these comments as Kidd attempting to drive a wedge between Celtics superstars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum by re-igniting the debate over which player is better/more important to Boston’s success.
Kidd is adamant that wasn’t his objective with those comments. …