Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown and fellow under-25 superstar Jayson Tatum have carried the Boston Celtics to the 2022 NBA Finals. Brown and his Celtics will take on Stephen Curry ...

The availability and effectiveness of Oregon State alum Gary Payton II might have a lot of say in how Jaylen Brown fare offensively in this series. Dating back to his Cal days, Jaylen Brown has always had the ability and desire to attack the basket. To his credit, Jaylen’s turnovers per game has only increased slightly from 2.2 to 2.7 with the jump in usage, but they are a bit higher still at 3.0 for the 2022 playoffs. From the highlights above, Jaylen Brown has always been a great dunker and unafraid, though also kind of reckless, in attacking the rim. But fast forward, we got healthy, we got everybody back and now the sky’s the limit.” Brown got a big 50 points game earlier this year. But in reality, early in the season we had a new coach, we had a new front office, I missed about 15 games early in the season and that caused us to not be clicking on all cylinders like we wanted to be. The advanced NBA stats show that his usage rate has gone way up and Brown has turned those extra touches effectively into assists. He might need to replicate that effort in a couple of games for the Celtics to win their first title since 2008, when they had another Cal alum in Leon Powe. In this 2022 run, Brown is averaging 22.9 points per game with 3.5 assists. “That trade talk was loud, and most of it came from Boston fans,” Brown told Haynes. “It’s a city that doesn’t tolerate excuses. His ability to create shots does set him apart from some of the other wing players in the NBA and give him the higher ceiling of being a NBA superstar.

A six-year old clip of a then-college freshman Jaylen Brown during the 2016 NBA Finals resurfaces at the perfect time for the Celtics star.

He’s dreamt to be in the Finals for many years for the sole reason of getting a shot at an NBA championship. Right before Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, an old clip of Brown during his college days has resurfaced. Jaylen Brown is now in his first NBA Finals after six long years.

Jaylen Brown saw a trip to the NBA Finals coming before almost everyone else. But can he help get the Celtics over the hump? Our Chris Forsberg explains ...

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In his media day interviews, Jaylen Brown reflected on the Boston Celtics' journey to the NBA 2022 Finals.

We made a couple of moves in the front office that was vital for us, and things started to fall in line. I will always have faith in this group, this organization, and myself that we'll be all right." In his media day interview, Jaylen Brown credited the Boston Celtics' bounce-back in the season to the players and front office.

Brown plays for the Boston Celtics, who will visit the Golden State Warriors for Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals, which start Thursday night. Brown played his ...