Jaylen Brown has been selected to play in the NBA All-Star game for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career. The California product is averaging 22.6 points on 49.4% shooting, a career-high 3.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.1 steals.
Brown, who has also been campaigning for an All-Defensive team, has put his money where his mouth is. The 27-year-old is holding opponents to 43.0% shooting this season, 4.7% below their expected output.
This marks the second season in a row that Brown and Jayson Tatum will represent the Celtics in the ceremonial game. Tatum was voted a starter last week based on fan (50%), player (25%), and media (25%) voting. It marked Tatum’s fifth career selection.
The coaches made reserve selections, with each coach voting within their respective conference. Brown, alongside Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jalen Brunson, and Julius Randle (New York Knicks), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers), and Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), earned a spot as a reserve.
Although Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White were All-Star hopefuls and didn’t secure reserve positions, there is still a chance they could replace either Julius Randle (dislocated shoulder) or Joel Embiid (torn meniscus) on an injury basis.
With the Boston Celtics holding the best record in the Eastern Conference, Joe Mazzulla and his staff would be in line to coach the All-Star game. However, the “Riley Rule” dictates that if the leading coaching staff coached the previous All-Star game, the second-place coaching staff is selected.
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