Jaylen Brown is playing the best basketball of his career on both sides of the ball. The work he’s doing on the offensive end is what’s earning him a significant amount of credit. This season, Brown is operating as a featured scorer. He’s attacking the rim, making smart reads, and hitting his open jump shots.
Everything he’s doing makes sense. He’s playing to his strengths and he’s leaning into an ever-expanding skillset. Yet, I keep coming back to how Brown’s mid-range game has allowed him to open up his scoring ability elsewhere on the floor.
If you read the “10 takeaways” the morning after games, you will be familiar with me pointing out how his mid-range game has become a great counter to what the defense is doing.