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Good things often come to an end, even when they don't have to. The longest-tenured Boston Celtics member is now set to depart the team. Jaylen Brown has been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, along with two first-round picks and two second-round picks. It's a move that still leaves fans scratching their heads, especially after Brad Stevens saw how much Brown grew with Jayson Tatum as a running mate. So just how high has he climbed in the all-time rankings? Let's take a stroll down memory lane in Beantown.
Jaylen Brown was a clear target that Brad Stevens and Danny Ainge had in the 2016 NBA Draft. They picked him third overall, and the rest has been history. That same night, he made huge promises that eventually were fulfilled.
The most resounding proclamation has to be, "I'm going to war for this city. Brown did exactly that for a decade. He did exactly that every night while wearing the jersey that Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Paul Pierce, and Bill Auerbach established.
Currently, Brown sits 10th all-time in the Celtics scoring list with his 13,474 career points. The people above him in the top three are scoring legends like John Havlicek (26,395 points), Paul Pierce (24,021 points), and Larry Bird (21,791 points). Getting the ball through the basket was clearly Brown's specialty, too. The Celtics have seen him average 20 points per game, which ranks eighth all-time on the franchise scoring list. His 7.5 field goals per game also sit ninth among all Celtics legends, per Basketball Reference..
Good things often come to an end, even when they don't have to. The longest-tenured Boston Celtics member is now set to depart the team. Jaylen Brown has been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, along with two first-round picks and two second-round picks. It's a move that still leaves fans scratching their heads, especially after Brad Stevens saw how much Brown grew with Jayson Tatum as a running mate. So just how high has he climbed in the all-time rankings? Let's take a stroll down memory lane in Beantown.
Jaylen Brown was a clear target that Brad Stevens and Danny Ainge had in the 2016 NBA Draft. They picked him third overall, and the rest has been history. That same night, he made huge promises that eventually were fulfilled.
The most resounding proclamation has to be, "I'm going to war for this city. Brown did exactly that for a decade. He did exactly that every night while wearing the jersey that Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Paul Pierce, and Bill Auerbach established.
Currently, Brown sits 10th all-time in the Celtics scoring list with his 13,474 career points. The people above him in the top three are scoring legends like John Havlicek (26,395 points), Paul Pierce (24,021 points), and Larry Bird (21,791 points). Getting the ball through the basket was clearly Brown's specialty, too. The Celtics have seen him average 20 points per game, which ranks eighth all-time on the franchise scoring list. His 7.5 field goals per game also sit ninth among all Celtics legends, per Basketball Reference..
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