Jaylen Brown Declares for 2016 NBA Draft: Latest Comments and Reaction

April 21st, 2016 by Mike Chiari Leave a reply »

Forward Jaylen Brown announced Thursday that he will enter the 2016 NBA draft, thus ending his collegiate career at California after just one season.

Brown made his announcement at a press conference, per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle:



Letourneau added that it "sounds like" Brown intends to hire an agent, which would make him ineligible to return to Cal. 

The Marietta, Georgia, native joined the Golden Bears in 2015-16 to great fanfare, and he made a significant impact on both ends of the floor for a strong Cal team with per-game averages of 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds in 34 games. 

According to the Pac-12 Network, that production was good enough to earn him Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in one of the nation's most talented and competitive conferences:



Brown was among California's most productive offensive contributors and showed flashes of brilliance on a regular basis, but consistency was somewhat of an issue.

He wasn't overly efficient with a field-goal percentage of 43.1 and three-point percentage o ...

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