Jason Kidd Praises Jaylen Brown as Celtics’ Top Player

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd made a bold statement about Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Kidd identified Brown as the best player on the Celtics’ roster, stating, “Jaylen’s their best player.”Kidd’s comments are surprising to many who consider Jayson Tatum the Celtics’ top talent. Despite Brown’s postseason net rating of 7.6 being the lowest among the Celtics’ key players, Kidd provided strong reasons for his stance.”Just looking at what he does defensively. He picked up Luka (Doncic) full-court,” Kidd explained. “He got to the free-throw line. He did everything, and that’s, you know, what your best player does.