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Boston Celtics | #7 | Guard-Forward

Jaylen

Brown

PPG

23.0

RPG

5.5

APG

3.6

PIE

11.6

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

223lb (101kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

California

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

October 24, 1996

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 3

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'6" | 223lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 3

BIRTHDATE

October 24, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

California

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2019-20: Appeared in 57 games averaging 20.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.14 steals in 33.9 minute per game…Shot 48.1 percent from the field, 38.2 percent from three and 72.4 percent from the free-throw line…Became the youngest player to record 30 points on Christmas day in franchise history when he recorded 30 points against Toronto…Recorded a career-high 34 points against Cleveland on Dec. 27…Named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 29…Named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 2 becoming the first Celtic since Isaiah Thomas during the 2016-17 season to win the award twice in one season.2018-19: Appeared in 74 games (25 starts) averaging 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.93 steals in 25.9 minutes per game...Shot 46.5 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three and 65.8 percent from the free throw line...Played in his 150th career game against Toronto on Oct. 19...Netted a season-high 19 points against Detroit on Oct. 27...Missed one game due to a sore right foot against Milwaukee on Nov. 1...Netted a season-high 21 points coming off the bench against New York on Dec. 6...Followed that game up with another season high in points with 23 off the bench against Chicago on Dec. 8...Tied season-highs in rebounds (7), assists (3) and set a new season-high with four three-pointers against New Orleans on Dec. 10...Scored a season-high 30 points to go along with a career-high-tying two blocks and seven made free throws against San Antonio on Dec. 31...Handed out a season-high four assists against Brooklyn on Jan. 7... Recorded his first double-double of the season with 24 points and a season-high 10 rebounds against Charlotte on Jan. 30...Tied his career-high with four steals against New York on Feb. 1...Tied his career-high with four steals against Toronto on Feb. 26....Recorded his second double- double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Portland on Feb. 27...Recorded 22 points and seven boards against the LA Clippers on Mar. 11...Netted 29 points off the bench against Charlotte on Mar. 23...Recorded 10 or more points 50 times, 20 or more points 14 times and 30 or more points once...Recorded two double-doubles on the season...Led the Celtics in scoring nine times, in rebounds seven times, in steals 14 times, in blocks nine times and in minutes four times...Missed a total of eight games on the season...Missed one game due to a sore right foot (Nov. 1); Missed three games due to a right low back bruise (Nov. 26 – Dec. 1); Missed one game due to an illness (Dec. 12); Missed three games due to low back spasms (Apr. 1 – Apr. 5)...PLAYOFFS: Appeared in nine games (all starts) averaging 13.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assist in 30.4 minutes per game. 2017-18: Appeared in 70 games (all starts) averaging 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.00 steals in 30.7 minutes per game...Shot 46.5 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three and 64.4 percent from the free throw line... Recorded 27 points at Atlanta on Nov. 18...Recorded a double-double against Oklahoma City on Nov. 3 with 10 points and 12 rebounds...Notched a double-double against Charlotte on Nov. 10 with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds...Netted five three pointers against Sacramento on Nov. 1...Swiped a career-high four steals against Utah on Dec. 15...Hit a game-winning three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining against Utah on Mar. 30 when he recorded a game-high 21 points...Scored a new career-high 32 points behind a career-high seven three pointers against Chicago on Apr. 6...Was named to the Rising Stars game at All-Star Weekend and recorded a game-high 35 points to go along with 10 rebounds...Recorded 10 or more points in 49 games, 20 or more points in 16 games and 30 or more points in one game...Recorded three double-doubles on the season...Led or tied for the lead in scoring in 12 games, in rebounds nine times, in assists once, in steals 19 times, in blocks seven times and in minutes 11 times...Missed a total of 10 games due to injury on the season...Missed six games due to a concussion (3/11-3/23/18), two games due to a sore right knee (12/27-12/28/17), one game due to left Achilles soreness (12/21/17) and one game due to right eye inflammation (12/6/17)...PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 18 games (15 starts) and averaged 18.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.78 steals and 0.56 blocks in 32.4 minutes per game...Shot 46.6 percent from the field, 39.3 percent from three and 64.0 percent from the free throw line...Missed one game due to a right hamstring strain (4/30). 2016-17: Played in 78 games as a rookie (20 starts), averaging 6.6 points (45.4% FG, 34.1% 3-PT, 68.5% FT), 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 17.2 minutes ... Scored in double figures 22 times, including a season-best 20 points against Orlando on Jan. 27 ... Produced 10+ points in a season-long three straight games from Feb. 24-27 ... Logged 10.0 points on 45.9% shooting (40.4% 3-PT), 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20 starts this season ... In his first career start at Cleveland on Nov. 3, recorded 19 points, five rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block in 35:26 ... Hauled in a season-high eight rebounds three times, most recently at LAL on March 3 ... Dished out a season-best four assists twice (last: 3/6 at LAC) ... Made his NBA debut against Brooklyn on Oct. 26 and recorded nine points (3-4 FG), two rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks in 19:27...PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 17 games for the Celtics during the playoffs and averaged 5.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game while shooting 47.6 percent from the field...In the five games of the Eastern Conference Finals he averaged 9.0 points in 17.0 minutes while shooting 58.6 percent from the floor.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: 2015-16 (Freshman): Averaged 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds en route to Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Pac-12 (10-man team) honors. Also selected Pac-12 All-Freshman team and USBWA All-America Freshman Team. Third in the Pac-12 in free throw attempts (217) and six in free throws made (142). Reached double figures in scoring in 27 of 34 games, with a high of 27 points vs. Richmond and again at Utah. Had four double-doubles and six 20-point games. Ranks third on Cal’s all-time freshman scoring list with 498 total points. Finished second in the league in turnovers and fourth in personal fouls. HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus First-Team All-American and top-five national high school prospect. Scout’s No. 1 prospect nationally, No. 3 by Rivals and No. 4 by ESPN. Played in the McDonald’s All-American game, the Jordan Brand Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit. Starter for Team USA in the Nike Hoop Summit and recorded eight points in 16 minutes. Named the 2015 Gatorade Georgia Boys’ Player of the Year, USA Today’s All-USA, Georgia Player of the Year and Georgia’s Mr. Basketball as a high school senior. Averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead Wheeler to a 30-3 overall record and a No. 6 national ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 poll. Sealed his high school’s state title at the free throw line, making two free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining to give Wheeler a 59-58 victory over Pebblebrook in the championship game. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the first round with the 3rd overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Jaylen Marselles Brown... Son of Marcelles and Mechalle Brown... Has a brother, Quenton... Attended the same high school that produced NBA players in Shareef Abdur-Rahim and J.J. Hickson.