Celts
Jaylen Brown has had one other impressive season within the Celtics' strong squad within the 2023/24 season.
Even because the signing of Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday limited Brown's scoring output somewhat this yr, the 27-year-old swingman still scored 23.0 points per game, sank a personal-best 49.9% of his shots, and averaged 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals.
But after being named to the All-NBA Second Team last season, Brown was neglected of the running for the All-NBA honor within the 2023-24 season.
Jayson Tatum (First Team) was the one Celtics player to earn one among the 15 All-NBA spots this yr. Brown finished just 20 points behind Suns guard Devin Booker and thus in last place on the All-NBA Third Team.
It was a troublesome blow for Brown, as his elimination was not well received by his teammate Payton Pritchard.
“JB, that is definitely an insult,” Pritchard said Thursday afternoon. per video from CLNS Media. “I don't understand how you can be number 1 by a large margin and only have one player. JB has been great all year. A player who plays both ways. He definitely deserves to be there.”
Brown confirmed his status as a top-notch two-way player during Tuesday's Game 1 additional time win, when he forced a Pacers turnover on an errant throw-in and tied the sport with a three-pointer with 5.7 seconds left.
Brown was expected to enter Thursday night's second game against the Pacers with loads of motivation to prove his value as a top-tier NBA star, but Joe Mazzulla acknowledged before the sport that Brown just isn’t focused on individual accolades – at the least not at this point within the NBA calendar.
“I don't have to. He's a very mature guy. … He has a great outlook on life,” Mazzulla said when asked if he had words of encouragement for Brown after his rejection. “He knows what's important and what's not. He works really hard and he knows who he is as a person and as a player, so that's the most important thing.”
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