Analyst Frank Urbina of our sister site HoopsHype has finished the second of five installments of his annual assessment of the NBA’s best players by position for the coming season, and Boston Celtics star shooting guard Jaylen Brown has landed near the very top of the list of stars at his position.
After a season that saw the Georgia native make it all the way to within two wins of an NBA title with Brown at times the best Celtics player on the floor, it was inevitable that the Cal-Berkeley product would move up in the eyes of NBA writers like Urbina for the 2022-23 season.
In the HoopsHype analyst’s assessment, Brown is nearly without question one of the best players at his position in the world.
Brown averaged 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2021-22 while shooting 47.3 percent from the floor and 35.8 percent from three,” related Urbina.
“That’s while playing lockdown defense as one of the top wing stoppers in the game today. He still needs improvement with his ball-handling, a trait that was particularly exposed by the Warriors in the Finals, but overall, Brown has made huge leaps in skill level since arriving to the NBA.”
“An All-Star-level 2-guard, we expect more of the same high-level play out of Brown in 2022-23,” he added.
Just behind Phoenix Suns wing Devin Booker and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and just ahead of the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine, we have no truck with Urbina’s assessment of the Celtics star wing.
Can Brown take his game to an even higher level next season? An improved handle and greater accuracy added to his expanded passing game might do the trick — but for now, all we can do is wait.
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Will a Jaylen Brown for Anthony Davis trade happen?
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