{"id":5520,"date":"2026-07-14T02:54:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2026-07-14T02:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:54:37","slug":"jaylen-brown-joel-embiid-havent-spoken-since-blockbuster-76ers-trade-tracy-mcgrady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5520","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid haven&#8217;t spoken since blockbuster 76ers trade: Tracy McGrady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-dz0yvvz8x-1783968245136.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261783953872\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid still don\u2019t like each other, per Tracy McGrady.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NBA legend <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VinceAndTmac\/status\/2076711655640088691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on his show \u201cCousins\u201d<\/a> with Vince Carter that Brown and Embiid have not spoken despite being on the same team for almost two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/01\/sports\/76ers-acquiring-jaylen-brown-from-celtics-for-paul-george-four-draft-picks\/\">was traded<\/a> to Embiid\u2019s 76ers on July 1 in exchange for Paul George and draft picks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tracy McGrady talks about Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown\u2019s relationship after teaming up in Philadelphia.  <span class=\"credit\">@VinceAndTmac\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s been a conversation between the two, at least not to my knowledge,\u201d McGrady said.<\/p>\n<p>McGrady said Brown has reached out to Tyrese Maxey and V.J. Edgecombe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>McGrady and Carter said Brown should have reached out because it\u2019s been Embiid\u2019s team for so long, but the former Kansas center also should have made an attempt to have a conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re getting off to a fresh start, Joel; you\u2019re getting off to a fresh start, and now you add in another MVP, along with the young boys that you have to make things easier for you,\u201d McGrady said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jaylen Brown attends a game between the Pacers and 76ers. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">T-Mac reveals that, at the time of taping, Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid still hadn&#8217;t spoken. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s been a conversation between the two, at least not to my knowledge.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thcuA452fv\">pic.twitter.com\/thcuA452fv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cousins with Vince Carter &amp; Tracy McGrady (@VinceAndTmac) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VinceAndTmac\/status\/2076711655640088691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Embiid and Brown\u2019s relationship was first called into question after they went head-to-head during the NBA playoffs in May.<\/p>\n<p>Brown said in a press conference and on a livestream after game four that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/03\/sports\/jaylen-brown-calls-out-joel-embiid-for-flopping-around\/\">Embiid was \u201cflopping.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried a bunch of different things. He\u2019s a big body,\u201d Brown said. \u201cHe also was flopping around. He got some extra calls and they rewarded him for that, but that\u2019s the league we\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid #21 walks back to the bench as the Knicks lead by 29 points during the third quarter. <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the trade, though, 76ers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey said \u201cthey\u2019re welcoming the change\u201d and Embiid, who has battled numerous injuries in recent years, is in a really good spot this offseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is fired up. I called him right after the trade, and he was excited\u201d Gansey <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/975TheFanatic\/status\/2075285090905608703?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told 97.5 The Fanatic<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Brown should lessen the workload and pressure on Embiid as Maxey emerges into one of the stars of the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It could also allow Embiid to take a lighter workload and worry more on recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 76ers were swept by the Knicks in dominant fashion after they upset the Celtics in the first round. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid still don\u2019t like each other, per Tracy McGrady.\u00a0 The NBA legend said on his show \u201cCousins\u201d with Vince Carter that Brown and Embiid have not spoken despite being on the same team for almost two weeks. 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