Dee Brown Talks Jaylen Brown Legacy, Dunk Contest, Wining ESPN’s ‘Dream Job’ | View From The Rafters

Scratch your 90s nostalgia itch with Dee Brown, who starred for the Celtics from 1990-1998. Brown touches on entering the league on a stacked Celtics team that featured Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish and Reggie Lewis, and winning the NBA Slam Dunk Contest as a rookie. He also comments on parallels to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum’s careers, as each of those players entered the league on title-contending teams. Brown goes on to reveal what it meant to him to be named Celtics captain, and his experience participating in and winning ESPN’s ‘Dream Job’ show that featured Stuart Scott, Stephen A. Smith, Woody Page and other famous ESPN personalities. 00:20: Brown on being back in Boston and getting a standing ovation during the Celtics-Bulls game 06:25: Rookie year, starting out 29-5, Dunk Contest, learning from Bird/McHale/Parish 10:48: Parallels to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum’s careers 13:30: Shock factor of moving to Boston, seeing Hall of Famers at every practice 15:05: Being named Captain of the Boston Celtics 18:25: Exchanging “Brown No. 7” jerseys with Jaylen Brown, and JB’s legacy 20:02: Brown’s scare with Wellesley police, who mistook him for an alleged bank robber 23:44: Experience of wining ESPN’s ‘Dream Job’ and working alongside Stuart Scott & Stephen A. Smith _______ Subscribe Here ☘️ https://www.youtube.com/celtics _______ Keep up with the C’s Twitter ☘️ https://twitter.com/celtics Instagram ☘️ https://www.instagram.com/celtics/ Facebook ☘️ https://www.facebook.com/bostonceltics TikTok ☘️ https://www.tiktok.com/@celtics Snapchat ☘️ https://www.snapchat.com/add/celtics LinkedIn ☘️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bostonceltics/ _______