Since Jan 3 (26 games), Jaylen Brown, the media-appointed MVP frontrunner if SGA & Jokic are ineligible, is shooting 42.4% from field and 30.3% from three with a 53.1% TS on 24.1 FGA per game. The Celtics are 8.9 pts better with him on the bench and have a 6–1 record in games he’s missed this season

His full numbers across this 26 game span:

• Points: 29.3 PPG

• Rebounds: 8.1 RPG 

• Assists: 5.8 APG 

• Field Goal %: 42.4%

• 3-Point %: 30.3%

• Free Throw %: 79.1%

**During this 26-game stretch, Jaylen Brown also ranks #1 in the NBA in Usage Rate (36.5%)**

**Across the entire season, the Celtics are 8.9 points per 100 possessions better when Jaylen Brown is on the bench.**

**The Celtics are better both offensively (+6.6) and defensively (+2.3) with him on the bench.**

**This is also the fourth season in a row where Jaylen Brown has posted a negative on-off differential.**