Celtics forward Jaylen Brown slams NBA All-Star voting as a 'PR contest'

The NBA has tried its best in recent years to lessen the overall impact of the fan vote (now having it account for only 50 percent of the total weighting while the player vote and the media vote account for 25 percent each). But PR narratives about certain players can easily penetrate those latter two categories as well, fueling the argument for All-Star voting being a popularity contest at its core.

Interestingly enough, Brown, who is averaging 29.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this year to help lead the Jayson Tatum-less Celtics to a 19-10 record, is currently in a strong position when it comes to the fan vote. He ranks at sixth among all Eastern Conference players, which puts Brown in the running for an automatic starting spot (given to the top five vote-getters in each conference). But even so, Brown, who has always been one to speak out against big business, is still not a fan of the whole NBA All-Star voting setup in general.