For the first time in his career, Jaylen Brown will start an NBA All-Star Game.
The Celtics wing was voted as one of the five Eastern Conference starters for the 2026 All-Star Game in Los Angeles, joining Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, New York’s Jalen Brunson, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey.
It’s the fifth career All-Star selection for the 29-year-old Brown, who’s led Boston to the second-best record in the East while longtime co-star Jayson Tatum recovers from Achilles surgery.
Brown ranks fourth in the NBA in scoring at 29.7 points per game, trailing only Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Maxey. He has five 40-point games on his record, including an uber-efficient 50-point outing in a Jan. 3 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers, and is also on pace for career highs in assists (4.8 per game) and free-throw attempts (7.3).
Doncic, Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry and Victor Wembanyama are the five All-Star starters from the Western Conference.
The NBA selects its All-Star starters through a combination of fan voting (50%) and ballots from players (25%) and media members (25%). Coaches select the reserves for each conference, which will be announced at a later date.
This season’s All-Star Game, which is scheduled for Feb. 15 at the Intuit Dome, will employ a new format that pits two teams of American players and one of international players against each other in a round-robin tournament. The two teams with the best point differentials after three 12-minute games will meet in the All-Star championship.
