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| Position | Shooting guard /small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1996-10-24)October 24, 1996 (age 28) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | California (2015–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professionalbasketball player for theBoston Celtics of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year ofcollege basketball for theCalifornia Golden Bears and was named first-teamall-conference andFreshman of the Year in thePac-12 Conference. Declaring for the2016 NBA draft after his freshman season, Brown was selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick. As a professional, he has split his time betweenshooting guard andsmall forward.
Brown is a four-timeNBA All-Star and reached theEastern Conference finals six times with Boston. He helped the Celtics reach the2022 and2024 NBA Finals, winning a championship andFinals MVP award in the latter.
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Brown attendedWheeler High School in his hometown ofMarietta, Georgia.[1] As a junior, Brown averaged 24.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.0 steals per game while leading the Wildcats to a 29–5 overall record.
As a senior, Brown helped lead his team to victory in theGeorgia High School Association Class 6A State Championship. With 0.6 seconds remaining, Brown hit twofree throws to give Wheeler a 59–58 win.[2] More highlights of Brown's senior season included 28 points and 11 rebounds in a 76–70 victory overHarry Giles andWesleyan Christian Academy;[3] a 24-point and eight rebound performance in a 61–40 victory overMalik Monk andBentonville High School;[4] 25 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in a 75–65 victory overBen Simmons andMontverde Academy;[5] and 29 points and 15 rebounds againstHuntington 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 2014FIBA Americas Championship gold medal as part of the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team.[8] He was also selected to play in the2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[9] At the end of his high school career, Brown was named Gatorade Georgia BoysPlayer of the Year, USA Today'sAll-USA Georgia Player of the Year, Georgia'sMr. Basketball, and the Class 6A Player of the Year.[7]
Brown was rated afive-star recruit and ranked byScout,ESPN, and247Sports as the fourth best recruit in the class of 2015 behindBen Simmons,Skal Labissière, andBrandon Ingram.[10]Rivals ranked Brown third in his class.[11]
On May 1, 2015, Brown committed to play for theGolden Bears at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, under coachCuonzo Martin and alongside fellow top-recruitIvan Rabb.[12] Brown was heralded as an all-around prospect due to his athleticism.[13]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jaylen Brown SF | Atlanta, GA | Wheeler (GA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 1, 2015 | |
Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
| Recruit rankings: Scout:4 Rivals:3 247Sports:4 ESPN:4 | ||||||
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Brown took a masters-level class in Berkeley's Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program during his first semester in college.[14] Brown also began learning Spanish, stating a goal of learning three additional languages by the age of 25.[15][16]
While playing for theGolden Bears in2015–16, 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, againstRichmond and January 27, 2016, againstUtah, recording 27 points in each game.[17][18] Brown had a season-high 11 rebounds twice during victories on November 23, 2015, againstSam Houston State and on January 1, 2016, againstColorado.[19][20] On January 23, 2016, he recorded a season-high seven assists to go along with 15 points in a narrow 74–73 victory overArizona.[21] Brown earned first-teamAll-Pac-12 honors and was named thePac-12 Freshman of the Year.[22][23]
On June 23, 2016, Brown was selected by theBoston Celtics with the third overall pick in the2016 NBA draft.[24] 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 sixSummer League games.[25]
Brown made his debut for the Celtics on October 26, 2016, in the season-opening 122–117 victory over theBrooklyn Nets, scoring nine points on 3-for-4 shooting while also adding two blocks in 19-plus minutes.[26] In his first career start on November 3, Brown scored 19 points in a 128–122 loss to theCleveland Cavaliers.[27] On January 27, 2017, he scored a then career-high 20 points in a 128–98 victory over theOrlando Magic.[28]
Brown helped the Celtics claim the top seed in theEastern Conference before helping them advance to theEastern Conference Finals, where the Celtics lost to the Cavaliers in five games.[29] Brown had a productive rookie season, with his role off the bench continuing to develop as the year went on. Brown averaged 17.2 minutes on the floor, 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 78 games and 20 starts.[30] He was named to theNBA All-Rookie Second Team at the end of the season.[31]
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During the offseason, the Celtics draftedJayson Tatum third overall in the2017 NBA draft.[32] Theduo made their debut in the Celtics' season-opening 102–99 loss to theCleveland Cavaliers on October 17, 2017, where Brown scored a then-career-high 25 points.[33] On November 18, he had a then-career-high 27 points and helped the Celtics win their 15th straight game with a 110–99 victory over theAtlanta Hawks.[34] On December 13, Brown had a 26-point outing in a 124–118 victory over theDenver Nuggets.[35] He missed two weeks in March 2018 with a concussion.[36] On April 6, Brown set a then-career-high with 32 points in a 111–104 victory over theChicago Bulls.[37]
On April 17, in Game 2 of the Celtics' first-round playoff series against theMilwaukee Bucks, he had a then playoff career-high 30 points in helping Boston take a 2–0 series lead with a 120–106 victory.[38] At age 21, Brown became the youngest player in Celtics history to score 30 or more points in a playoff game.[39] Five days later in Game 4, he set a new playoff career-high and scored a career-high 34 points in a narrow 104–102 loss.[40] The Celtics went on to win the series in seven games, with Brown sitting out of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against thePhiladelphia 76ers with a strained hamstring. He returned to action on May 3 in Game 2, scoring 13 points off the bench in a 108–103 victory, helping the Celtics take a 2–0 series lead.[41] Six days later in Game 5, Brown had 24 points during a narrow 114–112 series-clinching victory.[42] On May 25, in Game 6 of theEastern Conference Finals, he scored 27 points in a 109–99 loss to the Cavaliers.[43] The Celtics went on to lose the series in seven games.[44]
Brown struggled to start the season, with theBoston Globe criticizing him for taking too many two-pointjump shots and an overall "lack of focus and discipline."[45] After the Celtics unexpectedly started the season with a 10–10 record, ESPN'sJackie MacMullan wrote that "nobody disappointed [the Celtics] more than Brown."[46] On December 6, 2018, Brown returned after missing three games with a bruised lower back and scored 21 points in a 128–100 victory over theNew York Knicks.[47] Two days later, he scored a game-high 23 points during a 133–77 blowout victory over theChicago Bulls.[48] On December 31, Brown had a season-high 30 points in a 120–111 loss to theSan Antonio Spurs.[49]
In October 2019, Brown signed a four-year, $115 million contract extension with the Celtics.[50]
On December 28, 2019, Brown tied his career-high of 34 points in a 129–117 victory over theCleveland Cavaliers.[51] In January, Brown narrowly missed being selected to the2020 NBA All-Star Game.[52] In the playoffs, the Celtics advanced to theEastern Conference Finals for the third time in Brown's four years in the NBA following series victories over thePhiladelphia 76ers andToronto Raptors in four and seven games, respectively.[53][54] They were eliminated in the Conference Finals by theMiami Heat in six games.[55]
On December 30, 2020, Brown recorded a then-career-high 42 points along with five rebounds and four assists in a 126–107 victory over theMemphis Grizzlies.[56][57] On February 24, 2021, he was selected to the 2021 All-Star team as a reserve, his first time being named an NBA All-Star.[58] On April 15, Brown scored 40 points in a 121–113 victory over theLos Angeles Lakers.[59] His then-career-best season ended with only four regular season games left to be played, as Brown had to undergo wrist surgery for a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist.[60]
On October 20, 2021, Brown recorded a then-career-high 46 points in the season-opening 138–134 double overtime loss to theNew York Knicks while also setting a Celtics franchise record for points on an opening night.[61] On January 2, 2022, he surpassed that career-high, scoring 50 points while also grabbing 11 rebounds during a 116–111 overtime victory over theOrlando Magic.[62] Six days later against the Knicks, Brown recorded his first career triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 99–75 blowout victory.[63] On March 18, during a 126–97 victory over theSacramento Kings, Brown and Jayson Tatum each scored at least 30 points in the same game for the fourth time in the season and the eighth time overall, tying the record for the most such games with fellow Celtics'Larry Bird andKevin McHale, who also recorded four such games in the1986–87 season.[64][65] Two days later, in a 124–104 victory over theDenver Nuggets, Brown and Tatum broke the record by both scoring 30 points with over 60% shooting from the field.[66]
On May 3, in Game 2 of theEastern Conference Semifinals, Brown scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half while also recording six rebounds, six assists, and two steals in a 109–86 victory over the reigning-championMilwaukee Bucks.[67] Four days later in Game 3, he posted 27 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists in a narrow 103–101 loss.[68] On May 21, in Game 3 of theEastern Conference Finals, Brown scored a playoff career-high 40 points on 14-of-20 shooting from the field in a 109–103 loss to theMiami Heat.[69] Eight days later in Game 7, he had 24 points, six rebounds, and six assists during a 100–96 victory, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time in his career and the Celtics' firstNBA Finals appearance since 2010.[70] During Game 1 of the2022 NBA Finals on June 2, Brown posted 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in a 120–108 comeback victory over theGolden State Warriors.[71][72] Six days later in Game 3, he recorded 27 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in a 116–100 victory to take a 2–1 series lead.[73] The Celtics went on to lose the series in six games despite Brown's 34-point outing in the 103–90 closeout loss on June 16 in Game 6.[74]
On December 2, 2022, Brown recorded 37 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists in a 120–116 overtime loss to theMiami Heat. He sent the game to overtime by making a long three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in regulation.[75] On December 13, Brown posted 25 points, a season-high 15 rebounds, five assists, and three steals in a 122–118 overtime victory over theLos Angeles Lakers.[76] On December 25, he had 29 points, five rebounds, and four assists in a 139–118 victory over theMilwaukee Bucks.[77] Brown and Jayson Tatum (41 points) combined for 70 points in a game for the eighth time in their careers.[78]On January 11, 2023, Brown scored a then-season-high 41 points on 15-of-21 shooting from the field and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 125–114 victory over theNew Orleans Pelicans. It was the fifth 40-point game in Brown's career and the 10th time that Brown and Tatum (31 points) combined to score 70+ points. The Celtics were undefeated in those games.[79] On February 2, Brown was named to his secondNBA All-Star Game.[80] On March 6, Brown posted a near triple-double with 32 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists in a 118–114 overtime loss to theCleveland Cavaliers.[81] On March 13, he scored a season-high 43 points in a narrow 111–109 loss to theHouston Rockets.[82] On March 26, Brown recorded 41 points and 13 rebounds in a 137–93 blowout victory over theSan Antonio Spurs.[83]
On April 15, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round against theAtlanta Hawks, Brown had 29 points and 12 rebounds in a 112–99 victory.[84] Eight days later in Game 4, he and Jayson Tatum both scored 31 points, leading the team to a 129–121 victory.[85] During the second quarter, Brown took off his protective mask he has worn since February due to a stray elbow from Tatum.[86] On May 5, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against thePhiladelphia 76ers, Brown and Tatum combined for 50 points during a 114–102 victory.[87] The Celtics reached theEastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat in seven games.[88]
On July 25, 2023, Brown signed a five-year contract extension worth up to $304 million, surpassingNikola Jokić's $276 million extension as the richest deal in NBA history.[89] Brown became eligible for the five-year "supermax" extension after making second-team All-NBA during the 2022–23 season.[90]
On January 22, 2024, Brown recorded his third career triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals in a 116–107 victory over theHouston Rockets.[91] On February 1, Brown was named to his thirdAll-Star Game as an Eastern Conference reserve.[92] On March 7, Brown scored a season-high 41 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 115–109 loss to theDenver Nuggets.[93] Later that month, he claimed that the 2023–24 season had been the best season of his career.[94] On April 7, Brown had 26 points en route to achieving 10,000 career points in a 124–107 victory over thePortland Trail Blazers.[95]
On May 21, in Game 1 of theEastern Conference Finals against theIndiana Pacers, Brown recorded 26 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, as well as a clutch three-pointer to send the game to overtime during a 133–128 overtime victory.[96] Two days later in Game 2, Brown matched his playoff career-high of 40 points during a 126–110 victory.[97] The Celtics swept the Pacers in four games, and Brown was named theEastern Conference finals MVP after averaging 29.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 37.0 percent from three-point range.[98][99]
During Game 1 of the2024 NBA Finals on June 6, Brown had 22 points, six rebounds, three blocks, three steals, and two assists in a 107–89 victory over theDallas Mavericks.[100] Six days later in Game 3, he recorded 30 points, eight rebounds, and a playoff career-high eight assists in a 106–99 victory. Brown became the second Celtic with 30+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 8+ assists in an NBA Finals game, joiningJohn Havlicek (1968). Brown and Jayson Tatum became the first Celtics duo to each post at least 30/5/5 in an NBA Finals game. They also set the record for the most 25+ point games by a Celtics duo in postseason history, surpassingLarry Bird andKevin McHale (17).[101] The Celtics went on to win the series in five games,[102] and Brown was namedFinals MVP after averaging 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game while being the primary defender onLuka Dončić.[103][104]
| 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 |
| † | Won anNBA championship | ‡ | NBA record |
| 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 |
| 2021–22 | Boston | 66 | 66 | 33.6 | .473 | .358 | .758 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 23.6 |
| 2022–23 | Boston | 67 | 67 | 35.9 | .491 | .335 | .765 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 26.6 |
| 2023–24† | Boston | 70 | 70 | 33.5 | .499 | .354 | .703 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .5 | 23.0 |
| 2024–25 | Boston | 63 | 63 | 34.3 | .463 | .324 | .764 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .3 | 22.2 |
| Career | 603 | 496 | 30.6 | .478 | .359 | .726 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 19.0 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 0 | 19.9 | .642 | .438 | .333 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .0 | 25.3‡ | |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Boston | 24 | 24 | 38.3 | .470 | .373 | .763 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 23.1 |
| 2023 | Boston | 20 | 20 | 37.6 | .496 | .354 | .689 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 22.7 |
| 2024† | Boston | 19 | 19 | 37.2 | .516 | .327 | .660 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .6 | 23.9 |
| Career | 124 | 104 | 33.2 | .486 | .356 | .723 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .4 | 19.1 | |
| 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 |
Brown isprimarily a vegetarian and his interests include Spanish language, history, meditation, philosophy, playing instruments, and anime.[105][106][107] Many have described Brown as an unusual athlete with many ambitions beyond basketball.[108] Brown, who isAfrican-American, assembled a primarily African-American advisory team prior to the NBA draft, but he did not hire an agent.[15] Brown was criticized by some as "too smart" to play in the NBA, with some scouts worrying that he would grow tired of playing basketball and instead opt to pursue other career paths.[15]
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At age 22, Brown became theNational Basketball Players Association's youngest elected vice president. In recent years, he has spoken on the importance of education and technology atHarvard University,MIT, and hisalma mater,Berkeley. In 2019, Brown was named as aMIT Media Lab fellow, and he has since collaborated with the university to createthe Bridge Program, which mentorsGreater Boston youth and high school students of color who are interested in pursuing careers inSTEM programs.[109] Through his work with MIT and his 7uice Foundation, Brown has taken a strong interest in tackling education andincome inequality, among other social advocacy initiatives.[110]
He was offered aninternship withNASA, was the youngest person to ever hold a lecture at Harvard, and was in the middle of a robotics class when he learned that his agent had secured him the largest contract in NBA history.[111]
Brown has aYouTube 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.[112] The video title refers to Brown's love ofchess. FCHWPO, which is also his Twitter and Instagram handle, stands for "Faith, Consistency, Hard Work Pays Off."[113]
Brown is a practicingMuslim, having converted in 2021.[114] In June 2024, Brown performed apilgrimage toMecca in the form of anUmrah.[115]
Brown's father, Marselles, is 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.[116] His grandfather, Willie Brown, is also a former boxer.[117]Brown is the cousin of former professional football cornerbackA. J. Bouye.[118]
In 2024, Brown was accompanied by WNBA playerKysre Gondrezick during the Celtics' championship parade and later to theESPY Awards. On the latter occasion, Brown described Gondrezick as "my date."[119]
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