Overview
- Draymond Green said Brown should be in the top three of MVP voting, a stance he voiced after Brown was edged by Jalen Brunson for Eastern Conference Player of the Month.
- Through 33 games, Brown is averaging 29.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists on 50.1% shooting from the field and 36.3% from three.
- Brown matched his career high with 50 points against the Clippers and had requested the Kawhi Leonard defensive assignment on that trip.
- Endorsements have piled up, with Paul Pierce placing Brown No. 2 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jeff Teague saying he’d take Brown over Luka Dončić, Nick Young touting his availability, Kendrick Perkins backing him over Dončić on defense, and Gilbert Arenas acknowledging him as a No. 1 option.
- With Boston around 23–12 as Tatum heals, Brown’s workload and impact have grown in a fluid MVP race affected by injuries to stars like Nikola Jokic, and he punctuated his confidence by tweeting, “Pound for pound I’m the greatest.”