The Boston Celtics now have two players in the top-10 vote-getters for the Eastern Conference in the NBA’s All-Star fan vote, as Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are featured.
Tatum, a two-time All-Star, has the fourth-most votes among frontcourt players with over 1.15 million. Tatum is one of 17 players to garner over a million votes and one of eight in the East. Brown, who earned his first All-Star nod last season, has cracked the top-10 with over 217,000 votes. Brown had not previously been in the first iteration of the top-10, but Celtics fans helped boost him after noticing his initial omission.
Both Tatum and Brown have been producing at a high level this season. Tatum is tied with Donovan Mitchell for the fourth-most total points scored at 976, good for 25.7 per game. Brown is averaging 24.5, which would be 13th in the league if he had the game time to qualify.
Should they continue to produce and stay healthy, at least one, if not both, should make the All-Star team for Feb. 20.
Jaylen Brown has cracked the top 10 for guards in fan All Star voting, while Jayson Tatum remains at 4th for front court. pic.twitter.com/ABn4SeGvMl
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) January 13, 2022
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