Superstar comparisons for the NBA's young guns

#5 Jaylen Brown - Paul George

Jaylen Brown (L) and Paul George (R)

Expect Jaylen Brown to be on of the breakout All Star candidates this year. Foisted onto an expanded role last season after Gordon Hayward's season fell off the rails within 5 minutes, Brown showed such noticeable improvements across every facet of his game that he began to get consideration for his already-pretty-good defensive skills and his ability to be a really good secondary scorer.

Although Brown will not emerge as the clear first option on a Celtics roster stacked to the core with 3 All-Stars and Tatum, he already has a skillset eerily similar to another player who actually made the jump from above-average starter to All Star in his 3rd season - Paul George.

Like George, Brown relies on 3 or 4 specific scoring maneuvers in iso situations. He's got a mean right to left crossover and can drill 3-pointers on step-backs, pretty much in the PG vein. The only side of the game that George and Brown don't currently share is Brown's lack of playmaking experience, but that should increase if Brown is put in a situation where he is the primary ballhandler.