For the first time since his 2016-17 rookie season, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown isn’t playing in the shadow of All-Star teammate Jayson Tatum this year.

“JB” has responded with one of his best seasons through the early part of the 2025-26 campaign.

Brown has shaken off an early-season hamstring injury and put his spat with NBA officials in the rearview mirror to play in each of the Celtics’ first 13 games.

Not only has Brown been durable, but the 29-year-old’s been playing at an All-NBA level .

He enters Thursday averaging a career-high 27.0 points per contest, along with 5.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 31.6 minutes per game as well. Brown’s also shooting a career-best .516 from the field and .787 from the free throw line, while his .361 three-point field goal percentage is hi

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