Celtics Star Jaylen Brown Finally Admits Hard Truth About NBA MVP Case
Brown got real about his MVP chances.
Celtics Star Jaylen Brown Finally Admits Hard Truth About NBA MVP Case originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With only a few games left in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the NBA MVP race is all but settled.
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the heavy favorite to win again, and rightfully so. The Thunder are the best team in the league and he's their best player. Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic and Jaylen Brown are in the mix as well , but there's pretty much nothing they can do at this point to meaningfully impact the race.
OKC has already clinched the league's best record, and SGA has the best all-around stats . Brown appeared to understand that during an interview that aired on ESPN2 on Thursday. When asked if he thinks he should be the NBA MVP this year, Brown said the following : Jaylen Brown on whether he believes he's the MVP: "Analytically probably not...
the analytics don't quantify who I am and who my spirit is" pic. twitter. com/HM2xF5CHX9 ā Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) April 9, 2026 "Analytically, probably not, honestly," Brown acknowledged.