What pick was Jaylen Brown in the NBA Draft?

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Jaylen Brown

Four-time NBA All-Star Jaylen Marselles Brown is a native of Georgia, United States, who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA as of March 2025. The 2022-23 season was the most successful for the guard as he averaged a career-high 26.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He was honored with the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2017 and the All-NBA Second Team in 2023. As of March 2025, Brown has played four times in the NBA All-Star Game. He and his team, the Celtics, won the 2024 NBA Championship, where he was named the finals MVP.

Brown only played one college basketball season at the University of California before declaring for the NBA Draft. In 34 games played for the Golden Bears, Brown averaged 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Brown was honored as part of the First-team All-Pac-12 in 2016 and was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.

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Jaylen Brown 2016 NBA Draft

Jaylen Brown was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. The rookie season went well for the guard as he helped his team advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. He started in 20 games for the team, and within an average time of 17.2 minutes, Brown averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, which earned him an NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection. On October 26, 2016, he made his NBA regular season debut against the Brooklyn Nets, scoring nine points and grabbing two rebounds.

FAQs on Jaylen Brown

A. As of March 2025, Jaylen Brown weighs 223 lbs (101 kg). 

A. Australian guard Ben Simmions was the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft for the Philadelphia 76ers.

A. Jaylen Brown stands 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall.

A. As of March 2025, Jaylen Brown is 28 years old.

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