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Jaylen Brown

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Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown 2017.jpg
Brown with the Boston Celtics in 2017
No. 7 – Boston Celtics
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 24)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolWheeler
(Marietta, Georgia)
CollegeCalifornia (2015–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–presentBoston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 United States National team

Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears, being named first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference. Declaring for the 2016 NBA draft after that season, he was selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick. As a professional, he has split his time between shooting guard and small forward. He was selected as an NBA All-Star in 2021 for the first time.

High school career

Brown in March 2015

Brown attended Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.[1] As a senior, he helped lead his team to victory in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 6A State Championship. With 0.6 seconds remaining, Brown hit two free throws to give Wheeler a 59–58 win.[2] More highlights of Brown's senior season include 28 points and 11 rebounds in a 76–70 win against Harry Giles and Wesleyan Christian Academy;[3] a 24 point and 8 rebound performance in a 61–40 win over Malik Monk and Bentonville High School;[4] 25 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists in a 75–65 win over Ben Simmons and Montverde Academy;[5] and 29 points and 15 rebounds against Huntington Prep.[6] As a senior, Brown averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds while leading Wheeler to a 30–3 overall record.[7]

Brown won a 2014 FIBA Americas Championship gold medal as part of the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team.[8] He was also selected to play in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[9] At the conclusion of an outstanding high school career, Brown was named Gatorade Georgia Boys Player of the Year, USA Today's All-USA Georgia Player of the Year, Georgia's Mr. Basketball, and the Class 6A Player of the Year.[7]

Recruiting

Brown was rated a five-star recruit and ranked by Scout, ESPN, and 247Sports as the fourth best recruit in his class behind Ben Simmons, Skal Labissière, and Brandon Ingram.[10] Rivals ranked him third in his class.[11]

On May 1, 2015, Brown committed to play for the Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley, under coach Cuonzo Martin and alongside fellow top-recruit Ivan Rabb.[12] He was heralded as an all-around prospect due to his athleticism.[13]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Brown
SF 		Atlanta, GA Wheeler (GA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4   Rivals: 3  247Sports: 4  ESPN: 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "California 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  • "2015 California Golden Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

College career

Brown took a masters-level class in Berkeley's Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program during his first semester in college.[14] He also gained some fluency in Spanish, stating a goal of learning three more languages by the age of 25.[15][16]

While playing for the Golden Bears in 2015–16, Brown averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 27.6 minutes per game over 34 games. He had his best scoring games on November 27, 2015, against Richmond and January 27, 2016, against Utah, recording 27 points in each game. He had a season-high 11 rebounds twice during victories on November 23, 2015, against Sam Houston State and on January 1, 2016, against Colorado. On January 23, 2016, Brown recorded a season-high 7 assists to go with 15 points in a 74–73 victory over Arizona. Brown earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors and was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.[17][18]

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2016–present)

Rookie season (2016–17)

Brown playing for the Celtics in 2018

On June 23, 2016, Brown was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[19] On July 27, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Celtics after averaging 16.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals in six Summer League games.[20] He made his debut for the Celtics in their season opener on October 26 against the Brooklyn Nets, scoring nine points on 3-for-4 shooting, while adding two blocked shots in 19-plus minutes.[21] In his first career start on November 3, Brown scored 19 points in a 128–122 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[22] On January 27, 2017, he scored a then career-high 20 points in a 128–98 win over the Orlando Magic.[23] Brown helped the Celtics claim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, before helping them advance through to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the Cavaliers in five games. Brown had a productive rookie season in 2016–17, with his role off the bench continuing to develop as the year went on. He appeared in 78 games for the Celtics during the regular season, with 20 starts. He averaged 17.2 minutes on the floor, 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists.[24] At the season's end, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[25]

2017–18 season

In the Celtics' 2017–18 season opener against the Cavaliers on October 17, 2017, Brown scored a then career-high 25 points in a 102–99 loss.[26] On November 18, he set a then career-high with 27 points and helped the Celtics win their 15th straight game with a 110–99 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.[27] On December 13 he had a 26-point effort against the Denver Nuggets.[28] Brown missed two weeks in March 2018 with a concussion.[29] On April 6, 2018, he set a then career-high with 32 points in a 111–104 win over the Chicago Bulls.[30] In Game 2 of the Celtics' first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, Brown had a then playoff career-high 30 points in helping Boston take a 2–0 series lead with a 120–106 win. At age 21, Brown became the youngest player in Celtics history to score 30 or more points in a playoff game.[31] In Game 4, Brown set a new playoff career-high and scored a career-high 34 points in a 104–102 loss.[32] The Celtics went on to win the series in seven games, with Brown sitting out the second-round series opener with a strained right hamstring. He returned to action in Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring 13 points off the bench in a 108–103 win, helping the Celtics take a 2–0 series lead.[33] In Game 5, Brown scored 24 points in a 114–112 series-clinching win.[34] In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Brown scored 27 points in a 109–99 loss to the Cavaliers.[35]

2018–19 season

Brown struggled to start the season, with the Boston Globe criticizing him for taking too many two-point jump shots and an overall "lack of focus and discipline".[36] After the Celtics unexpectedly started the season with 10 wins and 10 losses, ESPN's Jackie MacMullan wrote that "nobody disappointed [the Celtics] more than Brown."[37] On December 6, Brown returned after missing three games with a bruised lower back and scored 21 points in a 128–100 win over the New York Knicks.[38] Two days later, he scored a game-high 23 points in a 133–77 win over the Chicago Bulls.[39] On December 31, he had a season-high 30 points in a 120–111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[40]

2019–20 season

Brown signed a four-year, $115 million contract extension with the Celtics.[41] He tied his career-high 34 points this season against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 28, 2019.[42] In January, he narrowly missed being selected to the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.[43] In the 2020 playoffs, the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in Brown's four years in the NBA following series victories over the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors in four and seven games, respectively. However, Boston was eliminated in those Conference Finals by the Miami Heat in six games.[44]

2020–21 season

On December 30, 2020, Brown scored a career-high 42 points along with five rebounds and four assists in a 126–107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[45][46]

On February 24, 2021, Brown was selected to the 2021 All-Star team as a reserve, his first time being named an NBA All-Star.[47] On April 15, Brown scored 40 points in a 121–113 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[48] Brown's career-best season ended with only four regular season games left to be played, as he had to undergo wrist surgery for a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist.[49]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Boston 78 20 17.2 .454 .341 .685 2.8 .8 .4 .2 6.6
2017–18 Boston 70 70 30.7 .465 .395 .644 4.9 1.6 1.0 .4 14.5
2018–19 Boston 74 25 25.9 .465 .344 .658 4.2 1.4 .9 .4 13.0
2019–20 Boston 57 57 33.9 .481 .382 .724 6.4 2.1 1.1 .4 20.3
2020–21 Boston 58 58 34.5 .484 .397 .764 6.0 3.4 1.2 .6 24.7
Career 337 230 27.7 .473 .378 .699 4.7 1.8 .9 .4 15.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Boston 17 0 12.6 .479 .217 .667 2.1 .8 .4 .1 5.0
2018 Boston 18 15 32.4 .466 .393 .640 4.8 1.4 .8 .6 18.0
2019 Boston 9 9 30.4 .506 .350 .767 5.8 1.1 .7 .2 13.9
2020 Boston 17 17 39.5 .476 .358 .841 7.5 2.3 1.5 .5 21.8
Career 61 41 28.6 .476 .359 .745 5.0 1.4 .9 .4 14.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 California 34 34 27.6 .431 .294 .654 5.4 2.0 .8 .6 14.6

Personal life

Brown is primarily a vegetarian and has diverse interests including learning Spanish, studying history, meditation, and philosophy. He is also a big soccer fan as well as a big fan of anime. Many have described him as an unusual athlete, with many ambitions beyond basketball.[50] Brown, who is African-American, assembled a primarily African-American advisory team prior to the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent.[15] He was criticized by some as "too smart" to play in the NBA, with some scouts worrying he would grow tired of playing basketball and instead opt to pursue other career paths.[15] This criticism was taken by some as racial bias against African-Americans.[51][52]

When he was 22 years old, Brown became the National Basketball Players Association's youngest elected vice president. In recent years, he has spoken on the importance of education and technology at both Harvard University and MIT.

Brown's father is Quenton M. Brown, a professional boxer, who is the 2016 WBU World Champion, the 2015 WBU C.A.M. Heavyweight Champion, and a member of the Hawaii State Boxing Commission Board.[53]

Brown has a YouTube channel, where he has posted several documentary-style video series depicting his life during the season and off-season workouts. The first episode, FCHWPO: Pawn to E4, was posted on January 31, 2017.[54] The video title refers to Brown's love of chess. FCHWPO, which is also Brown's Twitter and Instagram handle, stands for Faith, Consistency, Hard Work Pays Off.[55]

Brown is the cousin of professional football cornerback A. J. Bouye.[56]

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