4 must-see plays from Jaylen Brown’s summer league
The No. 3 overall pick showed off his potential in a number of highlight-reel plays in Las Vegas.
COMMENTARY
Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown was considered by many pundits to be one of the most athletic picks in the 2016 NBA Draft. In Las Vegas last week, the 6-foot-7 small forward started to back up that assessment on the court by closing out summer league action on a impressive note. The 19-year-old averaged 22 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game over his final three contests for the Celtics, propelling him on to the All-NBA Summer League second team.
What stood out more than the numbers during Brown’s week were the specific flashes of his athletic potential, showing fans exactly why Danny Ainge bet on the young forward with the No. 3 overall pick. The former Cal standout’s shooting was inconsistent (32.8 percent overall from the field) but that didn’t prevent him from creating a buzz in the crowd regularly with a number of acrobatic finishes during the week.
Here’s a look at some of Brown’s top plays from the week that likely have the Celtics feeling upbeat about his future in green.
4. Brown dunked on 7-foot-2 Mavericks center Satnam Singh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLWe3k4lHQo
3. Brown juked Blazers guard Pat Connaughton on the wing, before finishing with a jam.
https://youtu.be/1xRklXaIMFc?t=1m16s
2. Brown fought past two Cavs for the steal and finished with a tomahawk dunk.
https://vine.co/v/575b7eE93hb
- Brown split a pair of Portland defenders and finished with his left hand while falling to the floor.
https://vine.co/v/57PUvKBjdEj
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