33 Facts About Jaylen Brown

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Jaylen Marselles Brown was born on October 24,1996 and is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.

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Jaylen Brown 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.

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Jaylen Brown is a two-time NBA All-Star, and helped the Celtics reach the 2022 NBA Finals.

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

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

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

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On May 1,2015, Jaylen 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.

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

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

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

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Jaylen Brown had his best scoring games on November 27,2015, against Richmond and January 27,2016, against Utah, recording 27 points in each game.

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

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

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

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Jaylen 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.

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

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

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Jaylen Brown missed two weeks in March 2018 with a concussion.

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At age 21, Jaylen Brown became the youngest player in Celtics history to score 30 or more points in a playoff game.

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The Celtics went on to win the series in seven games, with Jaylen Brown sitting out the second-round series opener with a strained right hamstring.

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Jaylen Brown struggled to start the season, with the Boston Globe criticizing him for taking too many two-point jump shots and an overall "lack of focus and discipline".

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Jaylen Brown signed a four-year, $115 million contract extension with the Celtics.

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Jaylen Brown tied his career-high 34 points this season against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 28,2019.

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On February 24,2021, Jaylen Brown was selected to the 2021 All-Star team as a reserve, his first time being named an NBA All-Star.

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Jaylen Brown sent the game to overtime by banking in his long 3 with 1.7 seconds to play in regulation.

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On February 2,2023, Jaylen Brown was named to his second NBA All-Star Game.

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Jaylen Brown is primarily a vegetarian and has diverse interests including learning Spanish, studying history, meditation, and philosophy.

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Jaylen Brown is a big soccer fan as well as a big fan of anime.

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Jaylen Brown, who is African-American, assembled a primarily African-American advisory team prior to the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent.

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Jaylen Brown was criticized by some as "too smart" to play in the NBA, with some scouts worrying he would grow tired of playing basketball and instead opt to pursue other career paths.

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When he was 22 years old, Jaylen Brown became the National Basketball Players Association's youngest elected vice president.

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In 2019, Jaylen Brown was named as a MIT Media Lab fellow and has since collaborated with the university to create the Bridge Program, which mentors Greater Boston youth and high school students of color, who are interested in pursuing careers in STEM programs.

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Jaylen Brown has a YouTube channel, where he has posted several documentary-style video series depicting his life during the season and off-season workouts.