Celts

Jaylen Brown has had one other impressive season within the Celtics' strong squad within the 2023/24 season.

Even because the signing of Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday limited Brown's scoring output somewhat this yr, the 27-year-old swingman still scored 23.0 points per game, sank a personal-best 49.9% of his shots, and averaged 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals.

But after being named to the All-NBA Second Team last season, Brown was neglected of the running for the All-NBA honor within the 2023-24 season.

Jayson Tatum (First Team) was the one Celtics player to earn one among the 15 All-NBA spots this yr. Brown finished just 20 points behind Suns guard Devin Booker and thus in last place on the All-NBA Third Team.

It was a troublesome blow for Brown, as his elimination was not well received by his teammate Payton Pritchard.

“JB, that is definitely an insult,” Pritchard said Thursday afternoon. per video from CLNS Media. “I don't understand how you can be number 1 by a large margin and only have one player. JB has been great all year. A player who plays both ways. He definitely deserves to be there.”

Brown confirmed his status as a top-notch two-way player during Tuesday's Game 1 additional time win, when he forced a Pacers turnover on an errant throw-in and tied the sport with a three-pointer with 5.7 seconds left.

Brown was expected to enter Thursday night's second game against the Pacers with loads of motivation to prove his value as a top-tier NBA star, but Joe Mazzulla acknowledged before the sport that Brown just isn’t focused on individual accolades – at the least not at this point within the NBA calendar.

“I don't have to. He's a very mature guy. … He has a great outlook on life,” Mazzulla said when asked if he had words of encouragement for Brown after his rejection. “He knows what's important and what's not. He works really hard and he knows who he is as a person and as a player, so that's the most important thing.”

Celts

For the third consecutive 12 months, Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum earned a spot on the All-NBA First Team.

But unlike last season, Tatum was not on the list of 15 All-NBA nominees this 12 months along along with his teammate Jaylen Brown.

The NBA announced the outcomes of the All-NBA voting on Wednesday. Tatum shares the All-NBA First Team honor with Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic. Tatum has now been chosen to the All-NBA team 4 times in his profession.

Brown was on the surface, a third-team selection that finished just 20 points behind Suns guard Devin Booker, securing the last spot in that group of 5.

Although Tatum's scoring dropped this season on a robust Celtics team (30.1 points per game in 2023 to 26.9 this season), he rounded out his overall game while becoming a more efficient scorer.

In addition to shooting 47.1 percent, Tatum also averaged 4.9 assists and eight.1 rebounds per game, a profession high. The 26-year-old forward is already eligible for a super-max extension this summer – which expected value as much as 315 million dollars over five years after being named to the All-NBA First Team last season.

Brown, who was named to the All-NBA Second Team last season, averaged 23.0 points. 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game this 12 months. The 27-year-old swingman signed a record-breaking super-max extension with Boston last season after earning All-NBA honors.

The All-NBA Second Team consisted of Jalen Brunson, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards and Kawhi Leonard, while the All-NBA Third Team consisted of Booker, Steph Curry, Tyrese Haliburton, LeBron James and Domantas Sabonis.