Where Celtics' Jaylen Brown Ranks In Anonymous MVP Player Poll
Some of Jaylen Brown's peers endorsed him for this season's NBA MVP award.
Where Celtics' Jaylen Brown Ranks In Anonymous MVP Player Poll originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown maintains some MVP support within the league.
The Athletic conducted an anonymous poll asking 159 players to pick this season's MVP. Brown received 13 votes (8. 2 percent), tying Cade Cunningham and Luka Doncic for third place.
The trio trailed two recent MVPs in Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (39%) and Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic (21. 4%). One player explained that he backed Brown for keeping Boston in contention during a supposed gap year.
“In terms of what the team lost last year, to come in with the (low) expectations there were and to see the standings now, it’s because of him and the level of play he’s been at," the player said. "He does it on both ends at a super high level. He’s consistent every night.