Brown did however bounce back after the early season woes and finished the year with a season-high mark of 30 points that he set against the San Antonio Spurs on December 31. Critics began to grow, as it seemed Brown was beginning to fall in love with his jump shot instead of his typical slashing type play. The 2018-19 season started out much slower for Brown. It did not end where the Celtics wanted, but Brown showed great promise early on. He also added a 27 point game versus the Cavaliers in the Easton Conference Finals that year. The 21 year old became the youngest player in Boston Celtics history to score 30 or more points in a playoff game. He further stakes that claim by scoring 30 points against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of their first-round playoff matchup. Brown was quickly proving that he had NBA scoring talent. He then set his career-high of 32 points on April 6, 2018, in a win over the Chicago Bulls. This earned him NBA All-Rookie Second Team.īrown showed immense improvement the following year, pouring in 25 points in the season opener on October 17, 2017, versus the Cavaliers. In his first season, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists over 17.2 minutes of play per game. Brown’s first career start came against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 3, where he dropped 10 points. His NBA debut came on October 26 where he scored nine points and blocked two shots. He officially inked his rookie deal with the Celtics on July 27. Brown was selected third overall in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. The Celtics risk had proved to pay off thus far. In the 2016 NBA Draft, Danny Ainge surprised some people by taking Jaylen Brown a few picks earlier than expected.