​Jaylen Brown is heading to Philadelphia with a chip on his shoulder. The Boston Celtics star, who won the 2024 NBA Finals MVP and averaged 28.7 points per game last season, was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers this summer in exchange for Paul George and a package of draft picks.Now set to play alongside LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, Brown has made his intentions clear for the upcoming season and he used some very strong words describing his mentality heading into this new chapter in Philly.Jaylen Brown opens up about mentality and ‘politics behind closed doors’Jaylen Brown was traded to the 76ers on July 1, 2026, in exchange for Paul George along with a 2028 1st-round pick, a 2028 2nd-round pick, a 2031 1st-round pick, and a 2030 2nd-round pick. He will be part of a very strong team that can compete for the NBA Championship, with the likes of LeBron James, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey playing alongside him.Apr 30, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown warms up before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn ImagesIn a recent Twitch stream, Brown stated his ambition and mentality for the next season. He said, “Whatever the team needs, I’ll be listening and waiting, but my mentality is to kill, you know what I mean? I feel like I want blood this year. I feel like that’s the mentality: I want blood.”He added, “I feel like people don’t understand, there’s so much politics behind closed doors… But it is what it is, and that motivates me even more to come out and show you who I am versus you trying to create these narratives and these storylines.”Brown was the 2024 Finals MVP and had a great 2025-26 campaign with the Celtics. He averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game, finishing sixth in MVP voting and helping Boston secure the Eastern Conference’s second seed despite Jayson Tatum missing most of the season due to injury. A rift between him and Tatum is rumored to be the cause of his departure, despite being there for a decade.These comments could have been his response to the alleged friction with Tatum and the Celtics. The player also stated his desire to help the team in any way he can.Jaylen Brown wants to earn ‘every ounce of respect’ in PhillyBrown also talked about his desire to fight for the 76ers, who traded for him. He said, “I look forward to earning every ounce of respect from the city that I possibly can. I don’t need no handouts. I don’t need no special treatment, no catering, like not being somebody who the organization is always catering to or babying. I don’t need none of that; I’m prepared for war.”He added, “You don’t always get the opportunities that you think, so you just got to take advantage of the talent level and do whatever you possibly can to ensure everything goes right. Because at the end of the day it’s a team, so what you put into it is what you g