Tim Legler Gives Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Special Label Heading Into Playoffs
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Tim Legler Gives Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Special Label Heading Into Playoffs originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . NBA expert analyst Tim Legler ranked the top duos in the league this week with the playoffs looming, and then Boston Celtics ' superstar pairing of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum landed at the top of Legler's distinguished list.
Falling behind the Jays on Legler's list were OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, the Lakers' Luka Doncic and LeBron James, and the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle. Tim Legler’s top 5 NBA duos heading into the Playoffs: 1. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown 2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams 3. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray 4. Luka Doncic and LeBron James 5.
Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle (Via @ALLCITY_NBA , h/t @NBA__Courtside ) pic. twitter. com/fG7HFdankb — Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) March 30, 2026 Brown has delivered a career year in 2025-26, averaging 28.