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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown advising recruit to go to Harvard

Pace Academy's Wendell Carter Jr passes the ball during the Class AA boys basketball championship in Georgia. Kent D. Johnson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

WALTHAM — What Tommy Amaker might not know is he has an advocate on the Celtics in the Harvard basketball coach’s quest for top-5 recruit Wendell Carter Jr.

Harvard is on the final list of schools for the 6-foot-9-inch, 254-pound forward from Pace Academy in Atlanta, and Carter might be the school’s most-prized recruit ever.

Celtics rookie forward Jaylen Brown is in Carter’s circle of confidants. Brown is from Atlanta and was a top-5 recruit who opted to pass on traditional NCAA power schools and attend Cal. Brown said he is encouraging Carter to sign with Harvard, even though Carter likely will stay in college just one year.

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