Why Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown is too smart to be a basketball player

Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown are flying in the NBA right now, comfortably sitting top of the Eastern Conference with a record of 48 wins and 12 losses.

Brown and his co-star Jayson Tatum have set the NBA alight with their hugely impressive performances, and did the same on Sunday night, with Brown scoring 29 and Tatum dropping 27 against the Golden State Warriors.

As reported by Essentially Sports, Jaylen Brown has added the pressure to produce for the Celtics this season, having signed the richest contract in NBA history. A staggering $304 million over five years.

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For most players, the added burden may become detrimental to their game, but Jaylen Brown isn't like most, the Boston Celtics guard is a chip off a different block

According to the And Scape website, Before joining the NBA, Brown was labelled 'too smart' by some NBA scouts, with some worrying he would get bored of playing in the NBA and want to pursue a different passion.

Sportskeeda reported that Brown had a 3.1 GPA in High School, embodying a personality that was driven to learn and become a better basketball player.

His multi-faceted personality was why he chose to attend the University of California, Berkeley, rather than basketball powerhouses like Duke and Kentucky.

During his time at the prestigious Berkeley, Brown excelled on the court and in the classroom, becoming a proficient speaker of Spanish and playing on the varsity chess team, as reported by Essentially Sports.

Since getting drafted as the number 3 pick in 2016, Brown has become the youngest player in NBA history to become Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association, being just 22, according to Sportskeeda.

Brown has a mind for math and science and became the youngest person to give a lecture at Harvard University while also serving as a lab fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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According to Official NBA Buzz, the Boston Celtics guard has never given up on his education while playing basketball and most notably received an offer for a NASA internship.

Even after signing his multi-year $300 million contract, Brown has still been known to be teaching robotics at MIT even though the Celtics are pursuing an NBA Championship.

Even with everything else going on in his life, Brown still averages 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game on the best roster in the NBA.

The Celtics star has emerged as a prominent leader and vocal advocate for social injustice, regularly using his platform to speak against racism and police brutality.

The majority of people can only dream of playing in the NBA, being offered a job at NASA, or making a significant impact in their community but Jaylen Brown has done all three.

His journey from being an academic to a highly sought-after athlete in the NBA is a testament to his relentless drive for excellence and hard work.

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