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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum earns All-NBA honors, but Jaylen Brown isn’t as lucky 

Jaylen Brown was an All-NBA Second Team selection last season.

CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 13: (L-R) Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics celebrate after Game Four of the Eastern Conference Second Round Playoffs at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on May 13, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown did not share All-NBA honors this season. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

By Conor Ryan

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For the third consecutive season, Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum earned a spot on the All-NBA First Team. 

But unlike last season, Tatum wasn’t joined by his teammate, Jaylen Brown, on the list of 15 All-NBA selections this year. 

The NBA released the results of All-NBA voting on Wednesday, with Tatum sharing All-NBA First Team honors alongside Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Luka Doncic. Tatum now has four total All-NBA selections in his career. 

Brown was on the outside looking in at a Third Team selection, finishing just 20 points behind Suns guard Devin Booker for the final spot on that five-man grouping. 

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Even though Tatum’s scoring dipped this season on a deep Celtics team (30.1 points per game in 2023 to 26.9 this season), he rounded out his overall game while becoming a more efficient scorer. 

Along with shooting 47.1 percent from the floor, Tatum averaged a career-high 4.9 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game. The 26-year-old forward is already eligible for a super max extension this summer — which is expected to be worth up to $315 million over five years after earning an All-NBA First Team selection last season. 

Brown, who was named to the All-NBA Second Team last season, averaged 23.0 points. 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game this year. The 27-year-old swingman signed a record-setting super max extension last season with Boston after earning All-NBA honors.

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The All-NBA Second Team featured Jalen Brunson, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant,  Anthony Edwards, and Kawhi Leonard, while the All-NBA Third Team included Booker, Steph Curry, Tyrese Haliburton,  LeBron James, and Domantas Sabonis. 

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.

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