On this day in Boston Celtics history, forward Jaylen Brown was born in Marietta, Georgia in 1996. Brown would play collegiately at the University of California-Berkeley for the Golden Bears, where he won Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2016.
He would be taken by the Celtics with the third overall pick in that year’s NBA draft, making his NBA debut for the team on October 26th, scoring nine points and blocking two shots. The Georgia native would make the All-Rookie Second Team at the end of his inaugural season. The Georgia native did not hire an agent initially upon joining the NBA.
Brown instead relied on his personal network for counsel until it was time to negotiate a rookie extension.