is one of the main reasons why the won the NBA championship in 2024, displaying basketball IQ and talent that makes him one of the best ballers in the league.

The 28-year-old earned his fourth selection last January, securing a reserve spot for the . He was among seven East reserves voted by NBA coaches, joining, and , , , and .

It was his third consecutive All-Star appearance, complementing teammate , who was an starter for the fifth straight year. With Brown and Tatum, the are the team to beat not only in their conference but in the whole .

participated in a trivia game that was shown before a game at . The premise was simple: guess the famous person who's shown in the picture. Sounds simple, but for Brown it was a headache.

The guard got the first person right - - but then he went to have some struggles. He couldn't get - currently one of the most popular singers in the world - and he also couldn't identify country singer and pop sensation .

Not everything was bad for Brown, though. He did identify divas and , as well as music icons , and Paul McCartney, as well as Puerto Rican powerhouse Bad Bunny.

In his ninth NBA season, Brown is averaging 23.2 points, 6 rebounds, and a career-best 4.8 assists. He leads the league in time spent defending 20+ point-per-game ball handlers (per Sportradar) while matching his career-high 1.2 steals per game.

His 21.2% assist rate and 1.84 assist-to-turnover ratio are personal bests, and he ranks fourth leaguewide with 1.16 points per possession on post-ups. Jaylen is without a doubt a key piece for the Celtics and if Boston wants to repeat in 2025, he will have to step up once again.

A former California standout, Brown was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and an All-Pac-12 First Team selection in his lone season with the Golden Bears in 2015-16. His pursue for greatness has put him in a position to be called one of the NBA All-Stars.