Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has always been intelligent. The fourth-year pro took graduate classes during his freshman year at Cal Berkeley, has taught courses at both Harvard and MIT and is a chess master.
However, Brown's biggest focus will always be basketball and the Celtics swingman has opinions on how other players in the league should look at the game, per Nicole Yang of the Boston Globe.
Jaylen Brown: “I think players, when they enter the league, the focus should be on what I call ‘your main girlfriend’ and that should be basketball. Absolutely. There’s an African proverb that says if you try to chase two hares at once, you’ll mess around and lose both.” #SSAC20
— Nicole Yang (@nicolecyang) March 7, 2020
Enjoying a breakout year this season, Jaylen Brown certainly has shown exceptional dedication and skill throughout his young career. After a year that saw him lose his starting job in the lineup, the former No. 3 overall pick is averaging a career-high 20.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting a career-best 49.0 percent from the floor and 38.1 percent from beyond the arc.
After receiving a big four-year, $115 million extension that will keep him in Beantown for the next few seasons, Brown's fourth-year explosion has helped Boston bounce back from a tumultuous 2018-19 season.
Although currently out due to injury, Brown has helped lead the Celtics to a 42-20 record which is good for third place in the Eastern Conference.
A hamstring injury that he suffered earlier in the month has kept the 23-year-old out for the Celtics' last two games, but Brown is reportedly set to make his return either on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder or Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers.
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