Is Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown the best forward in the NBA right now? The Ringer’s Bill Simmons posed that rhetorical question recently during an episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast .

Simmons’ guest on the pod, NBA analyst Rob Mahoney, likewise had complimentary things to say about Brown, noting that JB’s leveling up this season bodes incredibly well for the Celts moving forward, especially when Jayson Tatum ultimately returns from his Achilles rehab.

Once JT is back fully healthy (be it this year or the next), the Brown-Tatum duo promises to be more lethal than ever before, which is a serious problem for the rest of the NBA.

“(Brown has become) one of the most reliable first option creators — basically in the entire league — in terms of like an every night basis, putting

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