I feel like people are too used to the image of the 'dumb' musclebound jock. So when they run into someone who is the opposite. An elite athlete, who is serious, who is educated, and who values education. They are like whoa, this is not what I expected!
I feel like this is actually the best makeup for a Celtics star. Jaylen is obviously well aware of the Celtics tradition and history. That's the first thing he mentioned. He is also extremely confident, stated right off the bat he wants to be a top 5 player in the league rather than worrying about where he was drafted. That means he is aware he needs to put in a lot of work to get to the next level, regardless of where he starts from.
And think about this, if Jaylen Brown reaches his potential, he would become the face of the franchise for the next 10-15 years. Wouldn't you rather have someone people can take seriously and respect, and give great interviews, than someone where you shake your head, hope he avoids saying something dumb and you'd think to youself - I wish the guy would stay OFF Twitter/facebook etc.