Jaylen Brown
American basketball player (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears, being named first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference.
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 27) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
College | California (2015–2016) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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2016–present | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Declaring for the 2016 NBA draft after his freshman season, Brown was selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick. As a professional, he has split his time between shooting guard and small forward. Brown is a three-time NBA All-Star, and helped the Celtics reach the 2022 NBA Finals, as well as the conference finals on five separate occasions.