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Celtics' Jaylen Brown Has Taken A Sudden Leap As A Free Throw Shooter

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Boston's superstar wing is showing unexpected improvement from the line amid the stretch run of the regular season.

Celtics' Jaylen Brown Has Taken A Sudden Leap As A Free Throw Shooter originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With the NBA regular season winding down, Jaylen Brown is making strides in one of the more surprising areas of his development.

The Boston Celtics All-Star is shooting 88. 1 percent from the free throw line over his last 16 games on 7. 9 attempts per game.

NBA analyst Jake Issenberg pointed this out on X : “Is there precedent for a guy randomly making a free throw making leap deep into his career? Jaylen is shooting 88. 1% from the line over his last 16 games.

On 7. 9 FTAs per game. Always thought it was kinda weird that JB wasn't a better FT shooter.