{"id":476837,"date":"2026-01-02T17:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=476837"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:25:25","slug":"paul-pierce-jaylen-brown-deserves-mvp-buzz-people-just-hate-the-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/paul-pierce-jaylen-brown-deserves-mvp-buzz-people-just-hate-the-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pierce: \u201cJaylen Brown Deserves MVP Buzz \u2014 People Just Hate the Celtics\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"440\">Why isn\u2019t <strong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"303\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jaylen Brown<\/span><\/span><\/strong> being mentioned more often in MVP discussions? According to <strong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"405\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Paul Pierce<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the answer is simple \u2014 and blunt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"510\">\u201cBecause everybody hates the Celtics,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cNo, seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"837\">Pierce argued that Brown\u2019s impact this season has been overlooked, especially considering the circumstances surrounding the <strong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"677\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Boston Celtics<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. With <strong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"725\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jayson Tatum<\/span><\/span><\/strong> sidelined, Boston currently sits <strong data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"794\">third in the Eastern Conference<\/strong>, a result few predicted before the season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"962\">\u201cNobody had the Celtics being third in the East with no Tatum,\u201d Pierce added. \u201cAnd this guy is putting up 30 consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1277\">While acknowledging the MVP cases for other stars around the league \u2014 including <strong data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1085\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Cade Cunningham<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1128\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Victor Wembanyama<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1171\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1218\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Nikola Jokic<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \u2014 Pierce insisted Brown\u2019s production warrants recognition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1390\">\u201cHe\u2019s a 30-point walking bucket,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cHe has to get some type of recognition. 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