Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears, being named first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference.

Brown won a 2014 FIBA Americas Championship gold medal as part of the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team.

He was also selected to play in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

At the conclusion of an outstanding high school career, Brown was named Gatorade Georgia Boys Player of the Year, USA Today's All-USA Georgia Player of the Year, Georgia's Mr. Basketball, and the Class 6A Player of the Year.

Brown was rated a five-star recruit and ranked by Scout, ESPN, and 247Sports as the fourth best recruit in the class of 2015 behind Ben Simmons, Skal Labissière, and Brandon Ingram.

Rivals ranked him third in his class.

On May 1, 2015, Brown committed to play for the Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley, under coach Cuonzo Martin and alongside fellow top-recruit Ivan Rabb.

He was heralded as an all-around prospect due to his athleticism.

Brown took a masters-level class in Berkeley's Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program during his first semester in college.

He also gained some fluency in Spanish, stating a goal of learning three more languages by the age of 25.

While playing for the Golden Bears in 2015–16, 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, against Richmond and January 27, 2016, against Utah, recording 27 points in each game.

He had a season-high 11 rebounds twice during victories on November 23, 2015, against Sam Houston State and on January 1, 2016, against Colorado.

Declaring for the 2016 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 between shooting guard and small forward.

Brown is a three-time NBA All-Star, and helped the Celtics reach the 2022 NBA Finals, as well as the conference finals on five separate occasions.

Brown attended Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.

As a junior, he 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, he helped lead his team to victory in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 6A State Championship.

With 0.6 seconds remaining, Brown hit two free throws to give Wheeler a 59–58 win.

More highlights of Brown's senior season include 28 points and 11 rebounds in a 76–70 win against Harry Giles and Wesleyan Christian Academy; a 24-point and 8 rebound performance in a 61–40 win over Malik Monk and Bentonville High School; 25 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists in a 75–65 win over Ben Simmons and Montverde Academy; and 29 points and 15 rebounds against Huntington Prep.

As a senior, Brown averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds while leading Wheeler to a 30–3 overall record.

On January 23, 2016, Brown recorded a season-high 7 assists to go with 15 points in a 74–73 victory over Arizona.

Brown earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors and was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.

On June 23, 2016, Brown was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

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 six Summer League games.

He made his debut for the Celtics in their season opener on October 26 against the Brooklyn Nets, scoring nine points on 3-for-4 shooting, while adding two blocked shots in 19-plus minutes.

In his first career start on November 3, Brown scored 19 points in a 128–122 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Brown had a productive rookie season in 2016–17, with his role off the bench continuing to develop as the year went on.

He appeared in 78 games for the Celtics during the regular season, with 20 starts.

He averaged 17.2 minutes on the floor, 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists.

At the season's end, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

On January 27, 2017, he scored a then career-high 20 points in a 128–98 win over the Orlando Magic.

Brown helped the Celtics claim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, before helping them advance through to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the Cavaliers in five games.

In the Celtics' 2017–18 season opener against the Cavaliers on October 17, 2017, Brown scored a then career-high 25 points in a 102–99 loss.

On November 18, he set a then career-high with 27 points and helped the Celtics win their 15th straight game with a 110–99 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

On December 13 he had a 26-point effort against the Denver Nuggets.

Brown missed two weeks in March 2018 with a concussion.

On April 6, 2018, he set a then career-high with 32 points in a 111–104 win over the Chicago Bulls.