Jaylen Brown elected a vice president of the NBA’s players union

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Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown elected a vice president of the NBA’s players union



Updated 2:52 PM;
Posted 2:48 PM
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By Tom Westerholm | twesterh@masslive.com
Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown was elected a vice president of the NBA Players Union on Monday, along with Malcolm Brogdon and Bismack Biyombo, the NBPA announced on Monday. Brown will serve a three-year term.

The president of the players union is Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul, while Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala was voted the executive vice president on Monday as well.


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NBPA Vice President: Jaylen Brown

Formerly acting as the alternative @celtics Player Representative, @JaylenBrown has just been elected as an NBPA Vice President and will now serve his 3-year term on the Executive Committee.

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(If you are wondering: Yes, the NBPA tagged the wrong account for Brown on Twitter. He’s not @JaylenBrown, he’s @FCHWPO.)

Iguodala, Brown, Biyombo and Brogdon replace several stars. LeBron James was previously the executive vice president, while Stephen Curry and Carmelo Anthony were both vice presidents as well.


The new group of players could make for an interesting dynamic in negotiations. Previously, the league was represented by superstars, and superstars got some nice perks in the collective bargaining stage. The new group is much more eclectic -- a veteran role player in Iguodala who used to be a star, a couple of rising prospects in Brown and Brogdon, and a bench big man in Biyombo. The current CBA runs through 2023-24.

One cool thing to note: Brown, who is very thoughtful, has said before that becoming the president of the players union is one of his career goals. He’s certainly on track.



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The players will be well represented.

Iggy is one intelligent guy and makes an excellent VP behind Paul.

Brown, Brogdon and Biyombo all have the kind of intellect you want representing your interests.

We've discussed Brown's ambition beyond basketball here before, so no surprise to see this young Celtic selected to the Executive Committee by his peers.