One of the cornerstones of the Boston Celtics‘ youth movement is second-year guard Jaylen Brown. He came into the league with the expectation of being a stout defender who could eventually provide an offensive punch, and this year, the former University of California star is averaging 14.7 points per game, good for third on the team.
While he was at Cal, Brown made a famous friend: Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz. We know this because Duritz sent out a tweet on Sunday evening in which he praised Brown’s intellect.
The first time I hung out with Jaylen Brown @FCHWPO he was an 18 or 19yr old freshman. My first thought was he should forget wasting time in the NBA and just run for the Senate. But then I remembered Bill Bradley and thought…(shrug) why not just do it all?
— Counting Crows (@CountingCrows) November 13, 2017
It’s pretty well-known that Brown is one of the smartest players the NBA has to offer — during the draft process in 2016, there were actually teams that thought he was too smart to make it in the league. If it wasn’t obviously a silly claim when it was originally made, his play this year has backed up how strange it was to believe that.
Regardless, getting a shout out from Duritz, who is a known fan of Cal athletics, is pretty cool. As for the whole “run for Senate” thing, Brown doesn’t seem like he’s ruling that out just yet.
#WhyNot🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/dcSwBMbgJT
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) November 13, 2017
Brown can’t run for Senate until he’s 30, and since he’s 21, he’s still got plenty of time to play basketball and eventually prepare for a run if he wants. If that day ever comes, though, he can certainly hit up the guy from Counting Crows about a campaign song.
