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Utah Jazz: Where does Donovan Mitchell rank among top young guards?

By John Keeffer

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 15: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz shoots a free throw against the Phoenix Suns on March 15, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 15: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz shoots a free throw against the Phoenix Suns on March 15, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – MAY 27: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics looks on during Game Seven of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on May 27, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – MAY 27: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics looks on during Game Seven of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on May 27, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

This is one that I can see being a bit controversial for some people. I may be a bit higher on him than others, but I have been really impressed by what I have seen from Jaylen Brown early on in his career. With all the young talent on that roster, is seems as though he has become the forgotten man.

During the regular season, Brown was extremely solid for the Celtics. He averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game, while shooting a very impressive 39.5 percent from three. He was also tasked with guarding some of the premier offensive wings in the league, and had a defensive rating of 100.3. For reference, that is the best on this list.

What really has me high on Jaylen Brown, though, was his performance once Kyrie Irving went down for the year due to injury. He took his game to a whole other level when it mattered most for the Cs.

In the month of April, he averaged 20.8 points to close out the regular season. He then continued that production with 18 points per game throughout the playoffs, and nearly 20 points per game during the conference finals. Everyone wants to talk about how great Jaysom Tatum was, and rightly so, but it seems like we are forgetting how great Brown was.

He is also still just 21 years old, and will continue to improve.

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