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Must C’s: Jaylen Brown, center killer

After spending last summer with Team USA defending centers, Jaylen Brown took it to Boston’s international collection of 5’s after practice.

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Jaylen Brown has put a lot of big men on posters, but it’s a little different when it’s a Celtic-on-Celtic crime. After practice, several of the teammates either compete in a three-point contest or the centers will battle one-on-one in a king of the hill tournament.

Marcus Smart is one of the few players that participates in both and on Monday afternoon, Jaylen crossed the front court/back court line to bang around with the bigs.

First of all, can we talk about Enes Kanter’s ninja headband? They were banned last season, because in the wrong hands, they’re dangerous and deadly.

As we saw against the Rockets and Lakers over the last few days and vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece last summer, Brown can be effective at the five.

But here’s the kicker:

After that dunk, Vincent Poirier responded from the dead on Twitter:

RIP, Vinnie Sex Pants.

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