Jaylen Brown was not the most accomplished athlete in this arena.
It doesn't happen often.
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It was the case, however, when the four-time NBA All-Star jumped into the 10-lane pool at the Connell Recreation Center on the campus of Boston College. Brown, who has trained in the water over the last four offseasons, was there to work with five-time Olympian and current Boston College swim coach Dara Torres.
Torres received a request from Celtics trainer Drew Moore asking if any Eagles coaches would train a hoopster in the water. The four-time gold medalist graciously accepted and found out it was Brown the night before their first workout.
"I really thought he was going to sink," Torres said of the 6-foot-6, 223-pound B