Boston Celtics center Mfiondu Kabengele is grateful for the advice from teammate Jaylen Brown. The 25-year-old appreciates the help. In July, Kabengele signed a two-way contract with the Celtics.
During training camp, Brown asked the 6’9″ center if he had studied all the plays. Hoping to earn second division minutes, Kabengele will need his help.
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“It was JB who offered to help me workout. I didn’t even ask him,” Kabengele revealed in an interview with The Athletic. He wants to win with the Celtics. This is the main thing.
“Thank you very much because I am very worried and I want to help [us] to win I’m glad to see that, so that’s great. He told me how to rotate, how to rotate, tips and tricks to look for before placing a choice.
“I asked him a lot about pick and roll angles, how to roll and what to look for. It’s a little selfish, but I want to roll to be a threat.”
Last season, Brown averaged 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game in 66 starts. In the year On January 2, 2022, he scored a game-high 50 points in 47 minutes of action in the Celtics’ 116-111 win over the Orlando Magic.
Celtics center Mfiondu Kabengele appreciates Jaylen Brown for teaching him in training camp
Additionally, the Florida State product was selected 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 NBA Draft. However, he was later traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
He spent a season and a half with Los Angeles before joining the Sacramento Kings on March 22nd. However, the Kings surrendered Kabengele three days later.
“i know that [Jayson Tatum] And Jaylen is that “guy,” and you have to respect what they do, the Celtics center continued. “So, I ask Jaylen how I can be a threat when I set up a screen.
After signing contracts with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets, he was waived by both teams. In 16 games off the bench with the Cavs last season, the center averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest.
“I’m not the same person I was in my rookie year or last year in the G League,” Kabengele said. A lot of times I go into games and practices and think, ‘Okay, I have the skill set.’
“I had a little bit of arrogance. It wasn’t laziness, but I was very aware of what I needed, and then every time I achieved it and went through these things, I thought, ‘Why don’t things work out?’ Then I could think for myself.
During the 2021–22 season with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League, Kabengele averaged 17.5 points, 10.6 boards, 1.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1 block in eight games.
Of course, the young center will have a chance to prove himself with the Celtics this season.
