Jaylen Brown had himself a reasonably nice summer time. Regardless of his Boston Celtics being eradicated in Recreation 7 of the Japanese Convention Finals, Brown was named Second-Crew All-NBA, an honor that triggered an enormous bonus on his subsequent contract extension. Brown would finally ink a five-year, $304 million “supermax” deal that went down as the largest contract in NBA historical past.
Brown’s contract will probably be surpassed by the following participant who indicators a supermax extension, but it surely was nonetheless jarring to see somebody who isn’t even the perfect participant on his personal crew signal a file deal. Whereas Brown is an excellent participant, his poor collection towards the Warmth within the convention finals highlighted among the low-hanging fruit in his ability set that might make him far more efficient if it could possibly be improved.
One space of Brown’s sport that has all the time been weak is his deal with — notably together with his left hand. This has been an issue for Brown since his school days at Cal, and whereas he’s improved steadily there over time, it nonetheless holds him again, particularly when he tries to go left. Brown’s terrible Recreation 7 towards the Warmth put his deal with beneath the microscope as soon as once more: he completed with eight turnovers, and shot 8-of-23 from the sector, as Boston blew its likelihood at making back-to-back NBA Finals appearances.
Because the Celtics started coaching camp for a brand new season this week, the hope was that Brown’s left-handed dribbling skill would enhance. Primarily based on this quick clip posted by the Celtics, it didn’t.
If for some cause you don’t consider that Brown struggles together with his left, right here’s a brief video compilation of his left-handed turnovers towards the Warmth in Recreation 7. You possibly can watch all eight of his Recreation 7 turnovers right here.
The offseason is the right time for a participant to enhance their weaknesses. Brown has carried out that earlier than: he made a giant leap as a three-point shooter between his rookie and sophomore seasons, and steadily discovered the way to enhance his quantity from deep. Now somebody tie his proper hand behind his again earlier than the season begins so he learns the management the ball slightly higher together with his left.
The Celtics are loaded this season both approach after buying and selling for Jrue Vacation final week to finish Portland’s commerce of Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks vs. Celtics certain feels prefer it’s going to be the Japanese Convention Finals in 2024. Brown higher not flip the ball over so usually this yr when the season is on the road.
