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Jaylen Brown's MVP Finish May Be Historic For Wrong Reasons

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Brown is poised to make unfortunate history.

Jaylen Brown's MVP Finish May Be Historic For Wrong Reasons originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Jaylen Brown's had a phenomenal season for the Boston Celtics , easily the best year of his career.

He stepped up in Jayson Tatum's absence and carried the team for most of the season, helping them overachieve and remain one of the best teams in basketball. With only two games left in the regular season, Brown's averaging 28. 8 points, 7.

0 rebounds and 5. 2 assists per game, all career highs. He's also logged a career high in minutes and has a personal best 22.

2 PER. Accordingly, Brown is expected to finish in the top five of NBA MVP voting, likely behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. Those would be the first MVP votes of his career.