On the finish of final season, Jaylen Brown was battling a torn meniscus. That’s not an issue this yr, as Brown has been enjoying his finest basketball 8 video games into this season
Up to now within the season, Brown is averaging a profession excessive 26.8 factors on a profession excessive 52% capturing share. He has 6 video games of 20+ factors and 4 video games of 30+ factors to this point and has been doing it very effectively.
It’s his two level shot that has been his finest weapon this season, Brown is capturing 59% from contained in the arc and 59% on photographs contained in the foul line however exterior the restricted space.
This was extraordinarily evident in Monday’s loss to the Jazz, the place Brown scored 36 factors whereas capturing 13/28, however 0/9 from three.
Brown has completed an incredible job this season at utilizing his power to over energy guys to get to his spot, as he did to Jazz rookie Ace Bailey on the play above.
That is one thing we all know JB has been engaged on, all the burden lifting within the deep finish of the pool is paying off. That is nice power to throw NBA gamers round like rag dolls and get to no matter spot he needs. He’s ending these performs properly too. He has shot 89% on photographs across the rim, solely lacking 3 photographs inside 4 toes of the basket this season.
That quantity will doubtless fall off as Brown has been between 63% to 71% each season since 2018-19. But, it additionally reveals that Brown is wholesome, which is essential. His knee was an issue within the playoffs final yr and it’s good to see that he’s feeling higher.
It has been so enjoyable to simply watch Jaylen function this season, he will get the ball, will get to his sport, creates the mandatory house and knocks down the jumper.
The sport simply appears to be like really easy for Brown proper now, simple in a manner I don’t assume it ever has. His turnovers are up however that’s going to occur as his utilization charge and his assists share rise to profession highs with a 34% utilization charge and 23% help charge, in keeping with Cleansing the Glass.
Offensively, Brown is enjoying on the highest degree of his profession proper now. He’s scoring the ball at will and attending to no matter spot he needs, each time he needs. His deal with and power have performed a giant half in Brown’s leap as a scorer this season.
These are the belongings you need to see Brown doing because the Celtics, hopefully, get again into title rivalry subsequent season. For this season, Brown goes to maintain the Celtics aggressive in most video games, that’s how properly he has been enjoying and the way good of a participant he has turn out to be.
