Overview
- On The Pat McAfee Show, Shams Charania said Jaylen Brown must be in the MVP conversation given his play and Boston’s standing.
- Chris Bosh told NBA Showtime on NBC that Brown should be this season’s MVP and called him his frontrunner.
- Brown is averaging 29.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists through 40 games and was voted an Eastern Conference All-Star starter.
- Boston is 27-16 and holding the No. 2 seed in the East, with Brown leading the way during Jayson Tatum’s absence.
- Charania said the Celtics could be active before the Feb. 5 trade deadline, possibly targeting frontcourt help, while Brown currently sits fifth on the Kia MVP Ladder behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Victor Wembanyama.