Jaylen Brown has quickly ascended to become one of the NBA's best scorers after a trying summer stint of working on his game. One of three 20-point scorers on the Boston Celtics, Brown is quickly rising into All-Star consideration after helping lead his team to a 21-7 record.
Yet the fourth-year guard isn't concerning himself with becoming an All-Star for the first time after navigating through the struggles of a rollercoaster 2018-19 season, rather focused on the task ahead.
“I’m not really paying attention to [the All-Star buzz],” Jaylen Brown said in an empty gym after his post-practice workout was finally complete, according to Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston. “It would be a blessing. It would be extremely dope to even be mentioned in the conversation. To be honest, I still think I can be a lot better. I think the best is yet to come for me this season.
“I’m just trying to get better, trying to continue to win games, be a team-first guy. But I definitely think the best is yet to come.”
Jaylen Brown is averaging 20.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game this season — all career-highs. While he's had a much better opportunity to showcase his talent, he's also made the most of it by working on his weaknesses — something that showed during his stint with Team USA in the summer.
His World Cup adventure also allowed him to gel with newcomer Kemba Walker, and his two teammates Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum; giving them extra preseason action ahead of the actual NBA preseason.
Jaylen Brown should have plenty of competition to earn an All-Star spot in the East, but he has a case to make it, considering his play is largely a reason the Celtics have thrived despite the losses of Kyrie Irving and Al Horford.
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