Celtics fourth-year shooting guard Jaylen Brown has been named the final East Player of the Week for 2019, his first such honor in his career Brown, whose extraordinary play of late has driven home the wisdom of Celtics president Danny Ainge extending the Georgian wing ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season’s start, has been instrumental in Boston winning five of its last six games The Marietta native has forced reassessment from his critics, who panned the former No. 3 pick’s $107-million, four-year extension as overly-generous at the time
Boston’s Jaylen Brown final East Player of the Week for 2019
Celtics fourth-year shooting guard Jaylen Brown has been named the final East Player of the Week for 2019, his first such honor in his career Brown, whose extraordinary play of late has driven home the wisdom of Celtics president Danny Ainge extending the Georgian wing ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season’s start, has been instrumental in Boston winning five of its last six games The Marietta native has forced reassessment from his critics, who panned the former No. 3 pick’s $107-million, four-year extension as overly-generous at the time