Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 Well, it took a while, but right now the Celtics Jaylen Brown is getting the recognition he deserves. He now sits at #3 in the Kia MVP Race . Brown is having a career-year in the absence of his partner, Jayson Tatum . He took over the reins of the team and is averaging 29.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 5.0 APG and 1.0 SPG . Jaylen is an absolute menace to opponents on both ends of the court . He is a master of mid-range and a defensive demon . Oh, and by the way, his team is in second place in the East standings, which is well beyond what was predicted for The Green this season. Kudos to Jaylen, Brad Stevens, Joe Mazzulla and his staff - and Jaylen's comrades on the court. They are working hard - are fun to watch - and are winning at a clip totally unexpected. Are you not entertained? I am!

 While his comrade, Jayson Tatum , is starting the season looking like an MVP, Jaylen Brown is also off to a great start. After three games, all wins for Boston, the 6'6" SG/SF l eads his team in minutes (32.7 MPG), rebounds (8.3 RPG) and steals (2.0 SPG). But what really stands out is Jaylen's free throw accuracy . His career stats show him hitting on 72.0% of his freebies, but he is nailing 89.5% of his free throws this season . Furthermore, he is hitting 45.8% of his 3-pointers in the three games thus far , despite a career percentage of 36.4% on his shots from the hinterlands. We are only talking about three games here, but it is apparent that Brown has been once again working on his game in the off-season. Could we be looking at two Celtics players being in the MVP discussion this season? Entirely possible.

 Realizing that the Kia MVP Ladder was alphabetically (first letter of last name), the Celtics Jayson Tatum still ended up dead-last (#15). But it is clear that he is not favored to acquire the honor this season. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics Offseason additions leave Boston looking primed for legit contention. Tatum enters a critical 2023-24 campaign coming off All-NBA first team honors in each of the last two seasons, after becoming the first Celtics player to average 30 points per game. Tatum opened the season with his 91st career double-double. But that thinking may be premature. Boston has won both contests thus far, and Tatum seems on a mission. He has added much-needed physicality to his game and fans are see him using his body strength and control to finish at the rim. That is somewhat new. His averages over the two games - and the 2-0 record - are a great start to his quest for MVP and Banner 18. 40.0 MPG - 28.0 PPG - 9.5 RPG - 4.5 APG - 1.5 SPG Jayson is up against toug...