Top 5 biggest snubs from the 2021-22 All-NBA Teams: 5. Jaylen Brown
While his teammate, Jayson Tatum, has ascended to superstar status, Jaylen Brown is inching towards All-NBA status himself. He’s already emerged as one of the best second options in the entire league.
The 25-year-old arguably took a slight step back this season, while still proving to be one of the league’s best. Brown averaged 23.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while also dishing out a career-high 3.5 assists per game.
Brown took another step forward on the defensive end, too. While the numbers don’t seem eye-popping, Brown had 3.4 defensive win shares this season, according to Basketball-Reference. That’s the most he’s had in any season of his career.
His usage also demonstrates his ever-growing importance to the Celtics. His usage percentage this year was 30.5 percent, the highest of his career. He ranked 15th in the league, his second straight year ranking in the top 20.
Brown sometimes doesn’t get the national recognition he deserves, as evidenced by his three lone Third Team All-NBA votes. Tatum deserves the publicity he gets and Marcus Smart is certainly vocal, but the Celtics wouldn’t be in the Eastern Conference Finals without Brown.
Like his superstar teammate, Brown is still ascending. While he didn’t repeat his All-Star trip from last season, an All-NBA appearance may very well be in his future.