Jaylen Brown has emerged as a potential Finals MVP, with the Boston Celtics taking a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
Heading into Game 3 of this series, Jayson Tatum and Stephen Curry were tightly contested atop the odds leaderboard for NBA Finals MVP. After Brown tallied a team-high 27 points on 56.3% shooting in Game 3, the forward saw his Finals MVP odds rise from +750 to +300. Brown opened the playoffs with odds at +2500 to win the award, which shows how much of an impact he’s had on the team’s run.