Over the weekend, Jaylen Brown made a comment on his Twitch stream that has stuck with me.

Speaking about earning a selection on the All-NBA's Second Team, instead of the First Team, Brown said the following:

"I'm not the most liked (by) fans or (by) media. Sometimes I use my platform a little controversial, so I'm surprised I'm on any team, let alone first or second... I'm grateful. God is the greatest... I'm grateful for everything. I'm not surprised... I know who I am...I'm surprised I win awards at all sometimes."

Now, I'll be honest: I think some of this narrative is a little overblown. I think that fans love and respect how Brown plays and what he's brought to the Boston Celtics over the last decade. He's been a five-time All-Star, an NBA champion and an NBA Finals MVP. 

But just because I think it's a little overblown doesn't mean it's not true, either. Brown clearly has a chip on his shoulder, and after a decade in the league, it's easy to see why.

Both Brown and Jayson Tatum were selected No. 3 in the NBA Draft, with Brown getting taken one year earlier.

For whatever reason, Tatum has always been the preferred choice among fans. Even as good as Brown is and has been, it's been Tatum who has been held in higher esteem. Maybe it's because Tatum played at Duke and had more notoriety coming out than Brown, who played at Cal.

Maybe it's because Tatum has a nice smile that makes him a little more marketable. Maybe because Tatum came in as the better offensive player, while Brown was seen as more of a defensive player early.

It doesn't really matter, because whatever it is, it's evident to all of us, including Brown, that Tatum is the face of the Celtics and that he's seen as a supporting cast member.

With all those accomplishments in his bag, it's understandable why Brown would be a little bothered by these perceptions.

If you need further evidence that Tatum is the preferred player? Every fan and media member for the last decade has been including Brown in hypothetical trade rumors for top players, some of which Brown is more productive than.

I know it because I've lived it: When I was hosting radio in Burlington, Vt., we did it all the time. People wanted Brown to be traded for Paul George, and Anthony Davis, and Kevin Durant. It went on-and-on for the whole first half of Brown's career, and it's still going on now, with Brown being shipped out to Milwaukee in hypothetical trade packages for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Brown acts as if it's "me against the world," and "no one likes me and no one believes in me." That's laying it on a little thick, I think, but after 10 years of noise and mental clutter? I don't blame him for feeling that way, either.

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