Jaylen Brown racked up quite the number of accolades this past season. From Eastern Conference Finals MVP, to Finals MVP and being an NBA Champion it’s safe to say he’s proved himself as one of the top players in the NBA.<\/p>\n
Following an All-NBA snub, Brown led the Celtics to a dominate playoff run that resulted in an NBA Championship. So when it was announced on Wednesday that Kawhi Leonard would be withdrawing from the Paris Olympics<\/a> and Team USA needed to fill the roster spot, they called on the most recent NBA Champions the Boston Celtics again…but not for Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n Instead, Team USA went with Celtics all-around guard Derrick White. White joins fellow teammates Jrue Holiday and Jayson Tatum on the Team USA roster for the Paris Olympics, but arguably Boston’s best player in Brown was left off the roster.<\/p>\n Jaylen Brown is obviously capable of playing with the best of the best on Team USA’s roster. He was selected as one of 28 NBA players to try out for the Olympic roster that eventually was narrowed down to 12 players.<\/p>\n