Jaylen Brown's 2025-26 season has represented the culmination of his yearly improvement, and it's vaulted him deservedly into NBA MVP discussions.
While Brown's scoring average has been higher than ever, it's his defensive impact that has made him a more notable achiever than almost all other players around the league with comparable scoring talent.
Entering Thursday, Brown was holding opponents to a field goal percentage of 41.4, the second lowest mark in the Association.
Jaylen Brown this season:
28.9 PPG
7.2 RPG
5.0 APG
48/35/78%
While holding opponents to 41.4% FG — the 2nd lowest mark in the entire NBA 🔒 pic.twitter.com/fcMFojdjLE
— Polymarket Hoops (@PolymarketHoops) March 5, 2026
With Jayson Tatum set to re-enter the fray, Brown is about to get a ton of help, which should only provide him with more energy to keep leading the Celtics to victories on both ends.
This has been a career year for Brown that will be hard for him to improve upon in the years to come. Celtics fans should appreciate JB's body of work this season in a big way, especially Brown's commitment to defense during a year that he could have focused exclusively on volume shooting.
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