Boston Wing Achieves High NBA Honor

Jayson Tatum is going to have company from a Boston Celtics teammate when he travels to next month’s NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.

And it’s a teammate Tatum has grown accustomed heading to the marquee exhibition event with over the years.

The NBA announced its All-Star reserves Thursday night and Celtics forward Jaylen Brown earned honor for the third straight season and for the fourth time in his career.

Brown, 28, has turned in another terrific season to help the Celtics to a 33-15 record. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft is averaging 23.2 points while shooting 45.3% from the floor to go along with 6.0 rebounds and a career-best 4.8 assists in 41 games this season.

The accolade is the third high honor Brown has received in the past year. He also was named the Eastern Conference finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP during Boston’s run to a championship last spring.

Tatum and Brown will encounter a different All-Star Game than in years past. The NBA is trying out a new format where the All-Stars are split into three teams as part of a mini tournament. The teams will consist of eight players and Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith will draft the teams on Feb. 6. 

The unique format could ultimately pit Brown and Tatum against one another than if the Eastern Conference and Western Conference All-Stars went head-to-head.

Pascal Siakam, Darius Garland, Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Damian Lillard and Tyler Herro were named the other Eastern Conference reserves alongside Brown.

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will take place at Chase Center on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET.