Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics has had a strong start to his career in the NBA.

After being named to an All-Rookie team in his first season, Brown upped his game considerably in his sophomore campaign – almost helping the Celtics to an improbable upset of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 playoffs.

This year, Brown’s play dipped a bit. He struggled with a nightmarish few months, prompting Celtics coach Brad Stevens to bench him in favor of lower-pedigree players. Now that this year’s playoffs have rolled around, Brown seems to be back in fine form, and he helped lead the C’s to a sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the first round and now a Game 1 win over the vaunted Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

In an interview with Brian Robb of Boston Sports Journal, many believed it would take a while before Brown became a polished offensive player, but clearly, he is ahead of schedule on that front.

“When I came into the league, people knew me as a defender, athlete, fast, strong, quick first step,” Brown said. “They knew they could use me on the defensive end. I don't think they thought I would develop — even within the front office or the coaching staff — as fast as I did. That's kind of where it was. Kind of like you get typecast. Everyone expects you to be what you were when you were drafted, but I've gotten better and better every year. Defense is still my emphasis but I can still score the ball too.”

Jaylen Brown has undoubtedly proven that he can be one of the best two-way players in the NBA. Now, he will hope his development can bring a championship to Boston this time around.