It’s not often that you get to see a player’s live reaction to making an All-NBA Team, but Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown just happened to be in the middle of a livestream on his Twitch channel on Sunday night when he found out that he was selected to the All-NBA Second Team for the 2025-26 season.
“I’m grateful,” Brown said while talking to over 2,000 viewers. “I’m grateful for everything. I’m not surprised about anything. I’m grateful for everything…It’s a blessing. This season has been a journey. It’s been great. It’s been a blessing to be a part of the group that I’ve been on, especially with the expectations that they put on us.”
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The expectations Brown referred to were low. Heading into the year, the Celtics were predicted to flounder without star forward Jayson Tatum healthy. Many pundits (and fans) thought Brown would fail to lead the undermanned C’s anywhere noteworthy.
However, Brown proved his doubters wrong, averaging a career-high 28.7 points to go along with a career-high 5.1 assists over the course of 71 games. His consistent dominance buoyed the Celtics and helped them reach a 56-26 overall record and head into the postseason as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics ended up falling to the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the first round of the playoffs, yet that disappointment shouldn’t have impacted All-NBA voting, which is based on the regular season.
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Despite becoming just the third Celtic ever (and second player this season) to average at least 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists per game, Brown missed out on the All-NBA First Team. He received the most First Team votes of any player not to land on that honorary squad and would have qualified if the NBA stuck to its 65-game rule, as Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham both entered less than 65 contests during the season. They appealed to the league that they should still be eligible for regular-season honors — due to personal reasons and injury, respectively — and had their wishes granted in April.
Brown didn’t comment on this discrepancy, but he did hint at the possibility of some NBA politics being involved in the voting results.
“I’m not the most liked, (by the) fans or media,” Brown admitted. “Sometimes I use my platform a little controversially. I’m surprised I’m on any team, let alone First or Second…I know who I am, so I get it. I’m surprised I win awards at all sometimes.”
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Regardless of the potential snub, Brown still posted the best year of his career and made franchise history, becoming the 14th Celtic ever to earn multiple All-NBA selections.
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