{"id":709295,"date":"2026-04-12T23:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709295\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:38:21","slug":"has-star-boston-celtics-forward-jaylen-brown-been-a-top-five-player-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709295\/","title":{"rendered":"Has star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown been a top five player this season?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown been a top five player this season? And if the Georgia native is indeed among the five best players in the league in the 2025-26 regular season, should he not be a serious candidate for the Association’s Most Valuable Player award? The Cal alum said “Analytically, probably not, honestly. But I put my blood, sweat, and tears into this season\u2026 The analytics don’t quantify who I am and who my spirit is,” when asked.<\/p>\n

And these are the questions that are being asked by the folks behind the “WEEI Boston Sports Original” YouTube channel, who put together a clip from their “Jones and Keefe” show taking a closer look at the career year being had by Brown with Boston this season.<\/p>\n

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