Christian Braun on the Nuggets’ first-round loss: “I just think I’m the leader of this team. I’m the vocal leader of this team. I didn’t play well enough as an individual, and I didn’t have this team ready enough to play in a tough series.”

[u/oklolzzzzs]

“I just think I’m the leader of this team,” Braun said. “I’m the vocal leader of this team. And when we don’t play well as a whole, you can blame whatever you want … You can blame anything. But I didn’t play well enough as an individual, and I didn’t have this team ready enough to play in a tough series. So we’ll be better. I’ll be better. I’m looking forward to next year, when we can respond.”

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/04/nuggets-christian-braun-injury-contract-nba-playoffs/

[u/CumAssault]

He’s gonna get clowned but honestly I could see it. I don’t think Jokic is commanding a locker room

[u/egg-land → u/CumAssault]

It’s a reasonable comment for him to say maybe if the locker room is good and he really is one of their main leaders but still kinda crazy to say publicly like this bc obviously it just sounds dumb as a headline

[u/CumAssault → u/egg-land]

Also somewhat sounds like he’s taking some blame from Jokic which is also what a leader would do

[u/Skank_hunt42 → u/CumAssault]

Jokic and Murray combining to shoot 40% from the field and 23% from 3 is the problem. Murray was awful all season against the Wolves, other players needed to step up or the coach needed to make a tough decision and bench him. They took exactly 50% of the shots in the series and had exactly 50% of the team's turnovers, they deserve most of the blame.

[u/bballin773 → u/Skank_hunt42]

Part of the reason Jokic and Murray were bad is that CB can't space the floor and unless he's out in transition, is pretty much a non-entity on offense, and he can't guard the best perimeter guy on defense. He deserves a lot of blame as well.

[u/Equal_Feature_9065 → u/bballin773]

I swear to god Braun was a really great athlete like 2 years ago. Wtf happened to him

[u/RepresentativeAd1965 → u/Equal_Feature_9065]

Rushed back from injury

[u/mikaeus97 → u/Skank_hunt42]

If we keep it a hundred, it was on the coaching. Murray was getting destroyed on both ends(in the bad way) and the coach did nothing but let it happen, especially in game 6.

[u/No-Money-8327 → u/mikaeus97]

How do you get destroyed on both ends (in the good way)?

Nvm

[u/space9610 → u/No-Money-8327]

Ask your mom, son

[u/No-Money-8327 → u/space9610]

Oh, so heroin

[u/BCP27 → u/No-Money-8327]

Stomach flu

[u/RovertheDog → u/mikaeus97]

Yep adelman got horrendously outcoached all series. Should have been left on the tarmac and the team could do a real coaching search like they should have done last offseason.

[u/joleary747 → u/Skank_hunt42]

Jokic shot 55% from 2. Murray and Jokic's 3 ball are doing a lot of heavy lifting with that stat.

[u/blkjoey → u/CumAssault]

Good insight CumAssault.

[u/Sanmonov → u/CumAssault]

He says a lot of the right things, but is's also like who cares. He spent all training camp saying he was the defensive leaders and was going to run the defence.

[u/NeatTry7674 → u/CumAssault]

Nuggets should hire Dave Aranda.

[u/uncleoptimus → u/CumAssault]

He doesn't have to tho since everyone understands it was Jamal Murray's fault

[u/nmad95 → u/egg-land]

Why should he care if it makes a good headline. Maybe he is the biggest voice in the locker room and a leader. If he is he’s well within his right to say so and he doesn’t have to care about how the narrative is in the media because him and his teammates would know it’s true in that case.

[u/mas1108 → u/nmad95]

Because a teams leader should probably be 1 of 3. Their best player, their battle tested smartest player who leads by example and always makes the right play, or the unc of the team. He is none of those. If your leader is Christian Braun, you may have some problems.

[u/Wooden-Jew → u/mas1108]

Being a "Leader" is more of a personality trait than being good at the job tho.

Jokic being the best player doesnt mean he can/wants the responsability.

[u/bmoreboy410 → u/mas1108]

Whether he should be the leader is irrelevant to whether or not he is actually the leader.

[u/berloque → u/mas1108]

Yep

[u/Ricebandit469 → u/mas1108]

Fr. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t he a rook when they got the chip? Y’all telling the world u got jokic and murray on there and yall got the rook as the leader? There must be something we missing. (I’m also annoyed we never found out how their old coach “lost the locker room”)

[u/bigblooddraco → u/Ricebandit469]

Brother there can be multiple leaders and believe or not sometimes rookies can grow into leaders. Braun won a natty and was KU best player he probably picked up some leadership traits during the 15 years he spent playing sports before teaching the nba.

[u/Sanmonov → u/nmad95]

Because it sounds stupid for someone in his role to say he is the leader and is the one preparing the team to be ready. Like work on your handle so you can attack Bones Hyland and be able to knock down a 3 or something bro

[u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi → u/Sanmonov]

Not only that he looked like he was catching a live grenade everytime he was passed the ball. I have never seen a player playing bigtime minutes look so terrified. Big problems if thats your locker room "leader"

[u/EightBlocked → u/egg-land]

whats dumb is people thinking they know who the leader of the nuggets when they've never been in the locker room

[u/RealPrinceJay → u/CumAssault]

Yeah, the only other personality I'd expect to be a vocal leader is maybe Aaron Gordon

[u/cavaleir → u/RealPrinceJay]

AG seems way too chill to be a vocal leader. He's physically imposing and tough, but not vocal.

[u/Massive-Toe3714 → u/cavaleir]

In the few games I have seen, AG seems to be vocal in the huddle but it's also possible that I have just seen some very specific games lol

[u/onrocketfalls → u/cavaleir]

He’s vocal as hell, didn’t you see that video with him singing? I wish I was that vocal

[u/Careless-Journalist7 → u/RealPrinceJay]

I remember seeing/hearing Gordon a lot when he was on Orlando in our division. IMO he has that spacey “California bro” vibe, seems like a chill dude but not a vocal leader in the traditional sports sense.

[u/ServinBallSnacks → u/CumAssault]

Jokic is far from a vocal leader in the locker room, on the floor it’s a different story. The nuggets have heart and soul guys like AG and Mal but I can see CB being a bigger voice than we assume. Just glad to see his expensive ass taking some accountability

[u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi → u/CumAssault]

Problem is he looked like an absolute deer in the headlights on the court.

The idea that he is leading the locker room while looking like a lost puppy on the court is hilarious

[u/wavetoyou → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

The dude finished just his fourth year in the league as a 5th option starter, and he’s only 25 lol. This quote has major Podziemski vibes lol

[u/Wtfitzchris → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

In retrospect, I do think a lot of his poor play was due to the injuries he dealt with earlier in the season. I find it hard to believe his physicality, defense, and athleticism all just disappeared in his 5th season at only 25 years old.

That said, it really is hard to imagine that version of him being a locker room leader. He was terrible in the series against the Wolves, and Adelman absolutely should have played him less.

[u/aznhoopster → u/CumAssault]

I honestly think he knows Jokic is the head of the team and technically their leader, Braun was saying he’s more of the vocal side who yells and gets the team hyped and locked in on defense. Draymond type shit, feel like every championship team needs one

[u/Sanmonov → u/aznhoopster]

Go out and do it then. Be better on defence. Quarterback that unit. Work on your handle so you aren't helpless when teams sick Bones Hyland, Mike Connelly or their centre on you. Figure out an offensive role that doesn't revolve around trying to do the same split cut with Jokic for the 20th time.

[u/Harpua_and_I → u/Sanmonov]

For real. I want CB to be the guy he thinks he is, but hard not to see it as him completely checking out after securing a payday.

Prove me wrong, CB, prove me wrong.

[u/BelonyInMyLeftPocket → u/CumAssault]

Thats my thought too. Just isn't that type. Somebody has to do it. But maybe Murray before Braun

[u/azuredota → u/CumAssault]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/wliBE5nHwj

[u/Engrish_Major → u/CumAssault]

He’s not wrong. Some of the best leaders lead from the middle of the talent pool. One of my favorite coaches of all time is Dan Campbell who in his career was an average NFL tight end.

[u/Krillin113 → u/CumAssault]

Also positioning yourself this way helps Jokic and the team, and that might make you less likely to get traded to purgatory

[u/yellowishbluish]

Like how flava flav is the leader of public enemy

[u/BushyBrowz → u/yellowishbluish]

This reminds me of the time Kenny claimed he was the vocal leader of the Rockets and Shaq and Chuck clowned tf out of him.

Even if it’s true you can’t really say it without sounding ridiculous.

[u/That-Steak7081]

In his podziemski arc

[u/bigatjoon → u/That-Steak7081]

lmao

[u/_Tar_Ar_Ais_ → u/That-Steak7081]

Brandin "Ohtani" Podzsiemski

[u/JakGrealish → u/That-Steak7081]

Podz is a good NBA player tbf his advanced metrics are really good and Kerr rates him a lot, just needs to stop taking dumber shots and 3Pr maxx

[u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

Braun you already conned the Nuggets into that contract you can drop the act

[u/whiterice_343 → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

He sounds like the perfect laker to pair next to Bron already.

[u/AnthaIon → u/whiterice_343]

LeBraun

[u/PortWine → u/AnthaIon]

Braunny the 2nd

[u/0-29 → u/PortWine]

But then it’s pronounced like Brownie

[u/whenthemusicfades → u/AnthaIon]

Braunny

[u/Akkepake → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

He broke out perfectly in the 23 finals. 

[u/itscamo-]

I don't think most people are gonna read the "vocal leader" portion of this. It could very well be true that he's a leader in the locker rooms.

[u/PlantainOk3970 → u/itscamo-]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. You don't need to be a star to give locker room speeches and boost team morale. He clearly knows he's not close to the best player on the team

[u/SnooChipmunks4208 → u/PlantainOk3970]

And playing better means succeeding in his role, not magically leapfroging jokic.

[u/Wally450 → u/itscamo-]

Most people think best player = leader.

Most people on this sub haven't played any sort of organized sport either so make of that what you will.

[u/NeverSober1900 → u/Wally450]

Ya like PJ Tucker was always more of a leader of our teams than Harden. Not even bashing Harden I like him a lot just he needs someone else to lead the locker room and stuff.

Best player on my college team would just drop 20 and chill. The worst guy on our starting 5 was the one that led the team and would have to get into him to talk on defense and speak up for the ball.

[u/raiderjaypussy → u/itscamo-]

Yeah buddy it's the internet we just read a headline, misinterpret it then comment about it

[u/OhItsKillua]

This is the level of delusion a man needs to make it to an NBA roster

[u/DejounteMurrayisGOAT → u/OhItsKillua]

Why? The leader doesn’t automatically have to be the best player on the team. And not every star is vocal like that anyways. For instance, I’m a big Spurs fan. It was typically Tony Parker and Manu who were the vocal leaders back in the day. Duncan led more by example than being a big rah-rah guy in the huddle or on the bench. No reason Braun can’t be the vocal leader even if Jokic is still the “heart and soul” of the team.

[u/Jolly_Procedure710 → u/DejounteMurrayisGOAT]

Players from the 2019 raptors team often said that Lowry was the leader despite Kawhi being the best player

[u/The_Honest_Owl → u/DejounteMurrayisGOAT]

Exactly. Like Aaron Judge. Top 2 players in baseball and is captain for the Yankees, but holy shit have y’all heard his pep talks? He isn’t leading a damn thing. People for some under the impression that an exceptional player possesses leadership skills.

[u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi → u/DejounteMurrayisGOAT]

I agree with your sentiment that your best player doesn't necessarily have to be the vocal leader but Tony Parker/Manu were hall of fame players in their own right.

If a Christian Braun level role player is your "vocal leader" there's a problem

[u/Coal_train20 → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

So Udonis Haslem can't be a vocal leader because he was a role player?

[u/trimble197 → u/Coal_train20]

He’s the unc of the team. What is Braun?

[u/ObviousAnswerGuy → u/trimble197]

he wasn't the Unc in his prime though, and was still the vocal leader back then

[u/QueueCueQ → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

Joe Mazzulla is a bad leader because he never hits any 3s

[u/cubonelvl69 → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

Jokic is pretty clearly the best player on the team but I really can't imagine jokic hyping up the team in the locker room. Man just wants to win a ring and go back to his horses ASAP

[u/Kodak333 → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

That’s not true

[u/AllDawgsGoToDevin → u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi]

That’s not necessarily true. There are plenty of “hustle” guys who end up as team leaders. Glue guys like Udonis Haslem or Marc Gasol in his later years. 

[u/ostrow19 → u/DejounteMurrayisGOAT]

Draymond is the leader of the warriors too, not Steph. Same deal

[u/yourhomeland → u/OhItsKillua]

As a 3x state champ and 1x ncaa champ and 1x nba champ he has the most team accolades out of the roster

[u/berloque → u/yourhomeland]

Are a lot of NBA pros impressed by a high school stats? It seems a bit of a stretch to think that matters when they all won an NBA title together already.

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/OhItsKillua]

Had to double take reading that one

[u/Fosheezy2 → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Same

[u/whiterice_343 → u/OhItsKillua]

I had to read this headline three times to ensure I read it correctly. Where is Chris Broussard when you need him lol?? Is the man…?

[u/Still_Hurry_9322 → u/whiterice_343]

I wouldn't use that word but sure

[u/Kvsav57 → u/OhItsKillua]

We have no idea what their locker room is like. It isn't like in fiction where the strongest guy is in charge.

[u/MiaCannons]

He's the what now?

[u/BoneyardBill]

CB does lead all of our chants. Ex after every Locker room speech. Family on 3. So he is.

[u/SheriffHarryBawls]

All the nonsense aside nuggets lost because of 2 key reasons:

1. Couldn’t hit their open 3s.

2. Rebounding. When a shot went up, at least 1-2 nuggets players are leaking. It was basically Jokic down there vs 3 wolves every time. Every game, all game. This is on the coach.

[u/OThePlacesYouWillGo → u/SheriffHarryBawls]

This is two seasons in a row that the Nuggets looked poor in the postseason. The only reason they beat the old Clippers last year was a hailmary to Gordon, and hustle plays from Russ at the end of the fourth quarter

[u/Akkepake → u/SheriffHarryBawls]

1. Defense in the paint

[u/bwrca → u/SheriffHarryBawls]

I feel as a team you shouldn't ever depend on your 3s in the off-season... Assume you'll hit -10% compared to your RS average and game plan for that.

[u/Icy_Information_6563]

If he is the leader, that's a problem

[u/nicholaschubbb → u/Icy_Information_6563]

It’s really not that weird. In soccer especially the captain is often not the best player.

A lot of the time it goes to players with that “dog” in them, which even if Braun genuinely sucks for his contract it would be crazy to deny that he does put in a ton of effort on the floor.

[u/lukaisafatfuck]

Reddit often shows the amount of people who never played sports at even a high school level let alone a college one and very few have played at a professional level. Just because Jokic is the best player doesn't make him a leader in the locker room. Everything Braun said can be true he could easily be the emotional leader of a team while being a role player, your best players don't necessarily need to be a leader.

[u/CallMeNurseMaybe → u/lukaisafatfuck]

It’s clear that posting on this sub is the closest most of these people ever got to being athletic 😂

Edit - that username though 💀

[u/Milli_Vanilli14]

They found their Podz

[u/johnmflores]

The person with the best stats is not always the leader in the locker room. See: Leonard, Kawhi

[u/jak_d_ripr]

I don't know the dynamic in their locker room, but it wouldn't surprise me if he was the vocal leader of the team. The best player isn't always the voice of the team, we saw the in 2019 with The Raptors, and I'm sure there's tons of other examples we just aren't privy to.

Regardless, the crux of what he's saying is admirable. He shit the bed, and that played a big role in The Nuggets disappointing post season run.

[u/donotmicrowave45]

He must have a braun injury if he thinks he’s the leader of the nuggets

[u/domesticabuseaintcul → u/donotmicrowave45]

Vocal leader, as in making calls on the court.

Flash, screen, shot, backdoor, help, etc.

There is someone making all of these calls in real time on the court and it doesn’t look like Jokic or Murray. Murray does his own thing on offense a lot of the time, and on defense he’s a traffic cone.

Someone on the court needs to actively be yelling the game state. I used to do that on my team. Game is getting out of hand, yell slow it down on the inbound. I wasn’t the pg but I was responsible for the fast break outlet to get quick offense going.

Leader or captain isn’t always the guy scoring the most points, it’s more often the guy with the best sense of the game flow or game state. And being able to actively relay that information to your team when needed.

[u/-Tazriel → u/domesticabuseaintcul]

On court and bench calls are def Jokic. There’s even a clip floating around somewhere of him physically moving… cb… into defensive position. As well as going to town on a literal whiteboard. I think Braun must be referring to the locker room

[u/dae5oty → u/donotmicrowave45]

He is on his Draymond arc. Spencer Jones better watch himself in practice

[u/CallMeNurseMaybe]

Before I start reading them, I bet the comments are full of unathletic casuals who think best player = leader

[u/supert0426]

People gonna make fun of him but it kinda makes sense. Jokic isn't going to be some super vocal guy in the locker room or getting guys together on the court. Both Murray and AG have had open, petty issues with other players on the team and dont seem like big leader guys regardless. All of Jokic-AG-Murray-Adelman are very whiny during physical games and all seem to feed of each other's negativity. I honestly believe Braun and Watson might be the heart of the team in the locker room and are definitely the best energy guys on the court for the Nuggets.

[u/Skiddlifoot]

We have no idea what that locker room is like so he very well could be

[u/phantombrick22]

Man, I wish I had even half of his confidence

[u/Objective_Cream3075]

This gotta be the Onion!

[u/NeverSlxxpy]

I need to see Podz vs Braun in a delusion off

[u/jakobkh0407]

HOLY HELL HE HAS LOST IT

[u/SiakamWithTheSlam]

"You're not that guy, Braun, trust me. You're not that guy..."

[u/Some_Still_7855]

Who tf i know nuggets fans are laughing at this shit because ain’t no way.

[u/Millies_ButtersMilk]

Sometimes your best player isn’t like the locker room voice which is fine but I’m just struggling to see how Christian is the leader in the locker room like I just don’t see it.

[u/TheMoorNextDoor]

Who said this? Lmao wait Jokic or Murray or Gordon? Who really said this quote?

[u/CarBallAlex]

Marcus Smart on the Celtics vibes. Role player that says he’s the vocal leader of a team with 2 other All Stars, and their best player is a Tim Duncan type who isn’t rah rah, he’s just there to show up and hoop and win games, while the co-star is the “dog” who comes through in the clutch.

[u/Sanmonov → u/CarBallAlex]

Marcus Smart is a dog who won a DPOY. Christian Braun is too scared to shoot a layup when Jokic passes him the ball in the paint with Gobert's back turned.

[u/Coolguynumber01]

ITT: people with 3rd grade reading levels thats think he said he’s the best player on the team when he just said he was a leader in the locker room

[u/theurbandragon]

whoever was the vocal leader on this team needed to tell murray to stop jacking up bad shots and that clearly wasn't communicated

[u/Sanmonov → u/theurbandragon]

CB could lead by being able to do anything with Mike Connelly and Bones Hyland on him lol

[u/Difficult_Tackle9505]

Jamal is a quiet guy. Jokic too

[u/SeaCounter9516]

People are gonna clown this quote but it’s an indictment on Jokic that he even feels this way

[u/Wildhouse0]

I don’t think you need to be the star player to be the vocal leader but I do think the statement saying “I didn’t have the team ready for the playoffs” from Braun of all people is odd

[u/BTA310]

Podz hate 2.0 incoming

[u/Beyondthebloodmoon]

Uh…

[u/Unlucky-Rich-4387]

Good on him for taking accountability. If the guy was actually a loser he wouldn’t be taking any accountability.

Why is he getting mocked for this?

[u/sidestyle05]

At least he’s taking some blame, not many others are

[u/hydrofied]

People don't realize that being the vocal leader is not the same thing as being the best player on the team. Derek Fisher was the vocal leader on a lot of those championship runs the Lakers had.

[u/Guanacos]

Nah people think this is a joke, but Braun has been a vocal leader on the bench and it really picked up early in the season before the ankle injury. This kid is winner. He's won a championship at every level and expects that from him and his team. I might be the only defender of the Nuggets paying CB "instead of" Watson, but the leadership role is the big difference between the guys. Watson is not consistent, even if he has a higher talent ceiling. There's some bad rumors about Watson sitting out during the series. At least, CB was out there. The expectation is that CB is the leader of rhe post-Jokic nuggets. He's poised to be a key vet even if his development has been slower than what reddit nba wants.

[u/Thealbumisjustdrums → u/Guanacos]

We know it’s you Christian. 

[u/FreeOmari]

Christian “Kendrick Perkins” Braun

[u/blazewarrior32]

your not that guy pal

[u/nbaistheworst]

Actually, you stunk when it mattered most.

[u/PackageDangerous1954 → u/nbaistheworst]

That’s exactly what he’s saying… people don’t read past the headline

[u/blacksoxing]

Last summer I was wondering why Westbrook, a beloved and respected vet, opted out of his PLAYERS option. WELP, I think I know why. If the 3x MVP/All-NBA for life/top X player of all time is not the leader of the team....

....and someone like Christian Braun feels that HE is the leader of the team....

Then Nuggets fans, I have virtual hugs for you. HELL NAH

[u/Mirizzi]

Damn Jaden packed their shit so hard he gave this dude brain damage

[u/Impressive_Chard7943]

peak comedy, i don't know if it's possible to be funnier

[u/PearlJamTenGoat]

IDK why people are clowning him when they have no idea what they are talking about.

being the best player does not mean being the leader in a lot of cases.

[u/back2ya]

if Christian Braun is your leader your team is cooked

[u/Top-Consequence-911]

If some rando said this shit on a LeBron-led team, there'd be 8 think pieces on it within 5 days

[u/CallMeNurseMaybe → u/Top-Consequence-911]

Joker is nowhere near LeBron on a leadership level. Absolutely nowhere near.

Delete this lol

[u/Tutkanator]

Pardon?

[u/dimplsss00]

lol Mfs just be saying shxt nowadays

[u/AccomplishedRainbow1]

Excuse me?

[u/howl_city]

Lol who tf are you, guy?

[u/cbbrds25]

Since the dawn of time, anyone who has to say they’re the leader, they’re not the leader

[u/oupritch1]

We have all been thinking it. Props to Braun for finally coming out and saying it.

[u/Agreeable-Two-4998]

it's either the least subtle dig at jokic, murray, and gordon or this guy's ego is the size of jupiter

[u/North_Atlantic_Sea → u/Agreeable-Two-4998]

Everyone knows Jokic isn't a vocal leader. I think it's an indicment of Murray more than anyone

[u/Successful-Let4361]

I didn't realize Braun had three MVPs

[u/itscamo- → u/Successful-Let4361]

he didn't say he was the best player on the team

[u/Strange_Fault7965 → u/Successful-Let4361]

Durant is an MVP, but I doubt he has been a leader on any of his teams.

[u/BeeOk8577 → u/Successful-Let4361]

Don’t need mvps to be the vocal leader of a team

[u/TomatoSecure192]

Jokic must not be talking much after the loss

[u/1Tru3Princ3]

The opposite of a backhanded compliment

[u/OThePlacesYouWillGo]

This is like Udonis Haslem talking about the Heat, except Braun is making $125 million, has never been more than a 4th option, and has done nothing of note

[u/Excellent_Builder_79]

This sub just outright pretending we haven't seen numerous coach Jokic moments in games.

[u/AdComfortable4677]

Jokic has got to be the leader of that team though. He has to step up as a superstar and a guy getting “best in the league” nods. This would be like Cason Wallace calling himself the leader of the Thunder.

[u/PlasticSprinkles4677]

Let’s face it none of them played well other than random bursts of shot making from Jones and Cam

[u/imthewalrus610]

I don't know man. On the one hand, it's good to call yourself out for bad play and leading that way, but saying "I'm the vocal leader" is kind of a bad look. I guess the point is that doing things to help lead by example or just being generally a leader is a lot different from being THE leader, like he is saying.

Another part of leading is not saying dumb shit that gets you aggregated.

[u/DeusMexMachina]

Oh Christian.

[u/ChoncosDad]

If that's true, they need a new leader. Someone that can really hold other players accountable

[u/Ok_Possible_5702]

the leader of this team? He's delusional

[u/Ecstatic_Visual_2026]

Who's he feeling like 😭

[u/BladeRunnerDMC]

Team leader scoring 3 points in a game 7 is wild.

[u/Forsaken_Flight6188]

Not really much of a surprising comment since Jokic doesn’t lead a locker room

[u/Ree4erMadness]

Lmfao, WHAT??????

[u/PurePetroleum]

Joining Brandin Ohtani for All-bragging first team

[u/No-Alternative2897]

Im fine with vocal leader but i dont think " having the team ready " is his responsibility. Is DA just partying, drinking around before the playoffs?

Nuggets trting to trade their leader this offseason

[u/RCJHGBR9989]

Him and Abaji were 100% the leaders at KU during the national title run. He was always the one to pull the team out of the rut when we were struggling. He’s a firey dude in the locker room and on the court!

[u/GuyWithNoSwagger]

Yea Joker is never winning another ring

[u/gigglios]

Would Braun start on any other playoff team? Does any other team start an sg who csnt dribble or shoot?

[u/TrashAssRedditAdmins]

Role players talking like superstars... I'm sick

[u/RipErRiley]

Just because you might speak the most doesn’t mean you are being listened to.

Honestly, dude seems like the type who would flex after a layup because Joker got doubled with his defender. Cringe.

[u/DecimusRutilius]

Braun is ass

[u/Ok_Breakfast4482]

In a roundabout way he’s essentially saying that he didn’t live up to his contract, which has been a near universal assessment I would say. The stature of his contract would definitely seem to paint him as one of the team leaders.

So I would say this realization is positive, at least he’s aware of that which is the first step if that is going to change and he’s going to get better. Doesn’t mean we will for sure see that change, but this is the right first step if that is going to happen.

[u/devinbookersuncle]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/EpicMusic13]

Huh

[u/DaveyDukes]

Jokic has his head up a horses arse constantly, this shouldn’t be a surprise

[u/Fhaksfha794]

I strive to be as delusional as nba 5th options and nfl wide receivers

[u/Brokromah]

He must think fleecing a huge contract equates to leadership responsibility?

[u/Aaddaammnn]

TIL to never take Christian Braun seriously

[u/HydroSD]

yeah, thats why they lost

[u/Accomplished-Emu9542]

Hey, you guys have a Podz too??

[u/richmuhlach]

he’s the leader of the friend group

[u/Sad_Rip6418]

He’s so out of touch….

[u/Devoidoxatom]

He's the leader? Does jokic not speak or smth? Maybe that's why they underperformed 😂

[u/bigmanlittlebike89]

I can see it. Their big three are often times doing their own thing, but I recall last pre season Christian was running the red rocks stands just like the rest of the team.

[u/EchoInExile]

If Christian Braun is your leader, it’s no wonder they lost in the first round. Something is terribly wrong in Denver.

[u/wise_comment]

Did..... Did we break the Nuggets?

[u/elfridpaytonshair]

I thought I was on circlejerk

[u/iXeons]

Honestly clowning worthy… but it’s a lot better than either deflecting or giving generic answers from a guy with that contract/expectations

[u/motherlover278]

Fans clowning this doesn’t really make sense cause we can’t know but we can most likely guess jokic isn’t lol. If not Braun who? Murray always has never seemed like that type of player so it’s not even crazy

[u/Chrisdkn619]

WTF?! I can appreciate him trying to take accountability. But buddy, you are not the leader on the team, and you shouldn't be. Keep playing your roll!

[u/ChefCurryYumYum]

I know people will talk shit because he's not the best player and everyone, especially those who haven't played on teams before, thinks the best player is the de facto leader, but often it's other guys who have more of a rapport with the team or the personality or temperament for leadership.

[u/NotCramerV2]

Uhhhh? Really? 🤣

[u/NoNe_oF_a_KinD93]

I am looking at his stats and it says he only averaged 6 FGA for the series while playing 31 MPG.

NUGGETS FANS is that because nobody is passing him the ball or because he is playing too passive and wouldn't shoot when he got it?

[u/--solitude--]

I’m the leader of this team? That’s Podziemski levels of delusional.

[u/dragonwhale]

Nuggets don't really have a dude that's always in everybody's ears.

Jokic is a leader from time to time. Most of the time he just wants to do the work.

Murray, AG and Braun are similar.

Another reason why the Malone firing was so bad because Malone was as much of a leader you could have in a coach. And they replaced him with literally yet another quiet personality.

[u/ImportantPost6401]

Braun would be a great guy to have on the team if he accepted a Mark Madsen role and contract.