Jaylen Brown Rumors

Grant Afseth: Final: Celtics 110, Mavericks 100 Cooper Flagg: 36 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST Daniel Gafford: 10 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK Caleb Martin: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST Jaylen Brown: 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST Payton Pritchard: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB Dallas (19-31) hosts San Antonio on Thursday.

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Taylor Snow: Jaylen Brown has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Month after averaging 29.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG and 4.6 APG in January. He’s the 6th Celtic to earn the award, joining Larry Bird (7X), Jayson Tatum (5X), Paul Pierce (4X), Isaiah Thomas, and Antoine Walker.

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NBA on ESPN: Jaylen Brown addresses the crowd at the first ever NBA Pioneers Classic

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For Jaylen Brown's part, he admitted he's still getting used to leading opposing teams' scouting reports. "Even though I've been in the league for 10 years, I think people forget that I'm adjusting on the fly as well," he said. "Having more responsibility has called for me to step up and make more plays. ... "Teams are not going to just let me do what I want every single night. I'm OK with that; I just have to be better at reading the game and trust my teammates."

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Bobby Manning on Celtics’ untouchables: Everybody else beyond Brown and Tatum is under discussion at this point Cyro Asseo: If you had to say somebody that if people were buying a jersey, whose jersey would you be fine buying knowing that they're going to be around for the next foreseeable future? Bobby Manning: I feel pretty good about Jaylen Brown after the season that he's had here where he's shown signs of being one of the best players in the league. And so with his contract situation, with he and Jayson Tatum having the amicable relationship that they do here, being willing to make it work with each other for the sake of winning and their commitment to him ultimately, they've had a lot of opportunities to break that duo up in more dire circumstances than this and they've held firm. And I know Brad Stevens obviously in a different cap environment, but throughout his tenure and even his coaching days leading both of those guys into the players that they become here, his vision for this team has been that if we have those two guys, we can figure it out around them and make this roster work. And that's why they signed them to the contracts that they did. It's why that they've accepted that they're going to have a balance when it comes to the top of this roster and this two stars. And then beyond that, like they're going to try to compliment them as best as they can. And Derrick White's been a big part of that. I don't think White's untouchable into the future. I think he's a guy that you do have discussions about given how valuable he is and where he's at in his career pushing 30. Same deal with Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser and others down the line. I think everybody else beyond Jaylen and Jayson is under discussion at this point as you try to reshape this core into the future here.

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Sean Cunningham: Kings in Boston tonight: Domantas Sabonis out for the second night of the back-to-back (left knee injury management), as well as Russell Westbrook (right foot soreness). Malik Monk is available. Celtics without Jaylen Brown (hamstring/knee).

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Onyeka Okongwu suffered a dental fracture when he was elbowed in the mouth in Atlanta's last game, and will be out at least for the Hawks' matchup with the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. Okongwu was elbowed by Boston guard Jaylen Brown as Brown possessed the ball in the fourth quarter of the Hawks' win on Wednesday night.

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After the game, Brown said the contact was unintentional. "Just a basketball play, it's unfortunate," Brown said. "Okongwu's a good player, and I know from my own experience with a fractured face and chipped teeth. ... It wasn't intentional, and I know it's going to be a long day at the dentist for him, so hopefully he has a good recovery."

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Jay King: Jaylen Brown: "We couldn't get stops when we needed to and that resulted in our demise."

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Jayson Tatum: People was expecting that from us at—at 20, 21, 22 years old. Like first time we got to the finals, I was 20—I just turned 24. And that was our third time being in the conference finals. And we just got to the finals when a—like a lot of our peers maybe had been to the playoffs one time. So, we were held to a much higher standard than everyone else, you know, which is part of being in Boston, playing for the Celtics. You know, you're expected to win championships. But, you know, we're just thankful that we had an organization that believed that we, you know, could be the cornerstones of, you know, bringing the championship with the right pieces around us. And I think it just—as we got older, like we both got paid, we both had individual success and All-Stars. Like, now let's figure out how do we put it all together? And—you know, we've been in two finals and won one and hopefully we got much more to accomplish together."

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Jaylen Brown: I feel like I’ve sacrificed over the years in order for us to be a championship-caliber team. And I think now, I think we’re getting to see that a little bit. What exactly, you know, I was capable of and what I was sacrificing. I think before maybe it wasn’t so obvious. I think now, I think being able to be at the helm of things and, um, us being the second seed in the East—versus last year we finished second seed in the East—it’s almost been no drop-off with four players, five players that are essentially gone. Um, I feel like that—the work from the coaching staff, the work from our leadership has—has been great. And, um, you know, I just tried to make myself available every single night.”

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Taylor Snow: FINAL: Celtics 102, Trail Blazers 94 Pritchard: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST Brown: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL White: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL Simons: 12 PTS, 2 STL Hauser: 11 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

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John Karalis: Jaylen Brown is listed as probable with hamstring tightness tonight. Neemias Queta is also probable with an illness. Josh Minott remains out

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Brian Robb: Celtics beat Nets 130-126 in double OT. Pritchard with 32 points, Jaylen Brown 27-9-12, Hugo Gonzalez with a clutch 3 to force double OT and Amari Williams with big double OT minutes.

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