Celtics' Jaylen Brown Has Surgery on Knee Injury, Expected to Return for Training Camp
The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday that All-Star guard Jaylen Brown underwent successful surgery on his right knee.
The team noted that Brown underwent an "arthroscopic debridement procedure," and he is expected to be ready for training camp "without limitation."
Brown, 28, has been named an All-Star in each of the past three seasons and four times overall during his nine-year career.
Selected No. 3 overall in the 2016 NBA draft out of the University of California, Brown has spent his entire professional career in Boston.
While Brown's production was somewhat modest over his first three seasons as he shuttled between a starting role and coming off the bench, he has been one of the league's best offensive players over the past six years.
Brown has averaged at least 20 points per game in six consecutive seasons, including a career-high 26.6 points per contest in 2022-23 when he earned the first All-NBA selection of his career on the Second Team.
In 2023-24, Brown put up 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.1 three-pointers made and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting a career-best 49.9 percent from the field.
Brown was even better during the Celtics' playoff run, averaging 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.9 three-pointers made and 1.2 steals per contest en route to being named Eastern Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP for the world champions.
Expectations were massive for the Celtics entering the 2024-25 season, coming off their title-winning performance. Boston had the third-best record in the NBA during the regular season at 61-21, but its playoff run ended far earlier than expected.
The New York Knicks shocked the Celtics by knocking them out in the second round of the playoffs, ensuring that they would not repeat as champions.
Brown was a bright spot for the Celtics once again, averaging 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals during the regular season, and 22.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steal during the playoffs, but it wasn't enough to go on another deep run.
Adding injury to insult, superstar forward Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles during the Knicks series, which could cost him much or possibly even all of next season.
Because of that, Brown's health entering the 2025-26 campaign is of the utmost importance, as he figures to be the Celtics' go-to guy offensively.
Even if Tatum is unable to play next season, a core of Brown, Kristaps Porziņģis, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Payton Pritchard could still make the Celtics one of the NBA's top teams next season, assuming the front office decides to keep that group together.
