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[Watch] Jaylen Brown Pushes Himself to the Limit in Offseason Workout

Brown knows the work he puts in now will impact his ability to perform at his best throughout a playoff run he hopes ends with him and his teammates hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Bobby Krivitsky

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With his name swirling in trade rumors yet again, Jaylen Brown knows he can't let that distract him from his priorities, including preparing for the upcoming NBA season.

Brown was the Celtics' second-leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 23.1 points and 6.9 boards, in a playoff run that came within two wins of capturing the Larry O'Brien Trophy. He also led Boston in scoring in the NBA Finals, generating 23.5 points per game.

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As he enters his prime, Brown, who turns 26 in October, is likely to continue spearheading the Celtics' efforts to raise banner 18 to the rafters in TD Garden, alongside Jayson Tatum.

While Kevin Durant is a former league MVP and an all-time great player, there are too many risks involved with trading Brown for him, and recent evidence suggests the franchise has reached a verdict on the matter.

Thanks to the additions of Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari, which came without subtracting any of the mainstays of Boston's playoff rotation, as constructed, some, such as FanDuel Sportsbook, view the Celtics as the betting favorite to win the championship this season.

Brogdon and Gallinari

And if Brown, a six-year veteran, stays with Boston and makes an All-NBA team, takes home the MVP, or earns Defensive Player of the Year, he'll become eligible for a five-year, $273 million veteran supermax extension. If he gets traded, his new team cannot offer him that contract, even if Brown reaches those benchmarks.

It seems like a safe bet he's playing his home games in Boston this season, but even if that's not the case, his deal expires in two years, giving him contractual and championship motivations to push himself to the limit this offseason. Not to get carried away over one video, but Brown's underwater workout suggests he's doing just that.

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Bobby Krivitsky
BOBBY KRIVITSKY

Bobby Krivitsky's experiences include covering the NBA as a credentialed reporter for Basketball Insiders. He's also a national sports talk host for SportsMap Radio, a network airing on 96 radio stations throughout the country. Additionally, he was a major-market host, update anchor, and producer for IMG Audio, and he worked for Bleacher Report as an NFL and NBA columnist.

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