Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has the most to gain by winning a title with the Celtics in the eyes of many, and there is a good case for why that is. The other starters not named Jayson Tatum are, more or less, near the pinnacle of where their perception will get to with or without a title.
And while a title will help further cement Tatum’s place among the league’s elite players, such a win would firmly put Brown into the same milieu. This is the hardest step for a player to make, save cracking into top-five player status, which neither Brown nor Tatum are likely to achieve merely on winning a title alone.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins, Brian Windhorst, and Molly Qerim recently debated this on an episode of “First Take.”
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.
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