Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Is Perfect Candidate For NBA Dunk Contest..

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Is Perfect Candidate For NBA Dunk Contest

Is there a single game this season when Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics hasn’t put up a vicious dunk?

Yes, most likely.

Nevertheless, Brown has been determined to begin the 2023–24 campaign by showcasing his aerial skills.

This year, things are different in Boston because of the addition of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to the already impressive

group of starters that the NBA has ever seen, which includes Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Derrick White. It has been an

adjustment, but one that still has the Celtics sitting at 21-6 as we approach their Christmas Day matchup against

the Los Angeles Lakers.

Brown is all for the Celtics’ newfound flexibility in how they’ve used him compared to previous seasons. With his former slicing style

returning, the 27-year-old has produced some vicious dunks during the first part of the season.

Regarding his dunks, Brown stated, “Just all instinct,” according to Souichi Terada of MassLive.

That is all there is to it. You seem to read and respond as I watch the sections move. The game instructs you on what to do, and you

sort of know where to go and when to go when the defense does its rotations.

Brown has become an essential player to watch, if he wasn’t previously. We began to worry if he would

showcase his highlight dunks for a larger crowd.

Is Brown eligible to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2024?

“Who knows,” Brown said, per Terada. “I’m focused on getting my team ready for what’s next and taking those next steps.

We’ll see. I haven’t put any thought into it. Maybe if the people want it. Enough people ask for it, we’ll get it. As of now,

I’m not really thinking about it.”

We are pleading with Brown to compete, as it would be unfortunate otherwise.

Although players like Mac McClung, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Cassius Stanley, and Hamidou Diallo have made

appearances and, in some cases, won the Dunk Contest in recent years, the NBA hasn’t had a genuine superstar compete in it in a long

time. That ought to change, and the highest-paid player in the league is the best person to make the change.

Brown is a star in his own right, yes, but he’d also represent the NBA’s best team and would be the first NBPA vice president to

compete in well over a decade. He’s on the short-list of All-Star candidates and could very well

earn another All-NBA berth this season.