Jan 17, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) dribbles against the Atlanta Hawks in the third quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Jaylen Brown Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month

Originally posted on Boston Celtics on SI
By John Karalis | Last updated Feb 3, 2026 3:26 PM ET

Jaylen Brown has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January. Brown averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists

Brown is having a career-year, with 26th 30-point games, which is on pace to break Jayson Tatum’s record of 42. He has already passed Sam Jones and Kevin McHale for most in a single season. He has 109 career 30-point games, fifth-most in Celtics history.

He has a chance to put up his first-career 2,000 point season, and has a chance to pass Dave Cowens on the career scoring list this year.

Brown’s January is actually a step down from December, when he averaged 31.7/6.5/5.4, and was passed over for Player of the Month in favor of Jalen Brunson. He reacted to that by going to his live stream to express his frustration with the process.

Smh https://t.co/G7q3sCOT09
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) January 2, 2026

“No disrespect, no diss to any of those guys, Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander] or Brunson, but neither one of them had a better month than I had,” he said. “It’s all good. Those are great players. So, my whole thing is what’s the rubric, what’s the criteria behind [it]?

Luka Doncic was named Western Conference Player of the month.

This article first appeared on Boston Celtics on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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