Recent Boston Celtics arrival also has Jaylen Brown as his pick for Most Valuable Player
It's not just Tracy McGrady pulling for Brown's MVP case.
Given Jaylen Brown grew up a huge fan of former Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady, only to have him become something of a mentor to the Georgia native in recent years, it probably should not surprise us to hear McGrady has Brown as his Most Valuable Player winner this season. But McGrady is not alone in such a sentiment as the 2025-26 NBA regular season starts to wind down, even if another prominent name might also be a bit biased. It seems rookie Celtics teammate Hugo Gonzalez also has the Cal alum as his MVP for 2026, which he explained in a recent podcast appearance for Drafteados.
"As a person, he's been a leader since the first day," said the Celtics rookie (translation ours from the original Spanish) and this year he's taken another leap, right? " "I'm not going to say a leap, I'm going to say a further leap in what is his game, and the truth is he deserves it, because he works incredibly hard, he's a super professional guy, and he's also someone who wants to make everyone around him better. " "He helps me a lot (...
)," continued the Madrid native. "In the end, he feels like he sees in me what he thinks he was (as a rookie). So he tries to help me in every way he is able to, and I'm very grateful, because he's an amazing player.
" "He's going to be MVP," said Gonzalez, deftly avoiding a specific season his veteran teammate will put it together to win the prize -- though if not now, when? Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on: Blue Wire: https://tiny. ee/CdKp iTunes: https://tiny.