Jaylen Brown ‘extremely proud’ of Celtics season

Since the beginning of the season, Jailen Brown he wants to be silent all reviews aimed at Celtics. A mission that the multiple All-Star does brilliantly. Heading into the All-Star break, Boston has the second-best record in the East, with 35 wins and 19 losses. And if the winger has not stopped defending his team since the beginning of this financial year 2025/26. year, he does not hide that this success, in spite of everything, surprises him a little.

“I knew we were going to be good, but even I’m like, ‘Wow, we’re second and we have one of the top five records in the league.'”avoue Jailen Brown. “We should have moved and we are in the Top 5. I am extremely proud of that. Everyone was talking about the transition season. How to go from the transition season to the Top 5? It’s a huge jump, it’s nothing. Now they want to act as if nothing happened, but I won’t let them: it’s important.”

This successful first half of the season for the Celtics clearly owes a lot to Jaylen Brown, who is averaging 29.3 points (a career high). with a peak of 50 units against the Clippers.

On several occasions, the Boston winger has sought to address criticism and doubt, such as in December during a live stream on Twitch after a five-game winning streak. Now Jayson Tatum’s teammate has changed his approach and assures that he no longer pays attention to what is being said in the press.

Young shoots are blooming

“I think the reason I feel so calm is because I stopped caring about everything that was said.Jaylen Brown assures. “That’s why I’m calmer than ever. I no longer pay attention to what the media thinks, or whether someone might be offended by what I say. If I said it, it was to emphasize something that needed to be emphasized.”

However, the 2024 Finals MVP doesn’t want to take credit for all of his team’s success. “As a leader, I am proud to see our young people leave their mark and grow”Jaylen Brown rejoices. “Jordan (Walsh) plays well and Hugo (Gonzalez) also in his sequences. They helped us win. I’m proud of that. »

Jordan Walsh is truly one of the revelations of the first months of the Celtics season. Starting 20 of Boston’s 48 games, he contributed defensively but also took a step forward offensively. While he maxed out at 36% while taking fewer than two shots a night last season, the winger is now attempting more than five shots per game and is converting 51% of his attempts, including 37% from behind the 3-point line.

for his part, Hugo Gonzalez has found his place in Joe Mazzula’s rotation. Novak, who celebrated his twentieth birthday on February 5, showing the fourth best “Net Rating” NBA (+17). Without forgetting Nehemiah Kuetawho held the fort in the racket of Boston, before Nikola Vucevic not be recovered.