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MVP? Does Jaylen Brown REALLY have a chance? | How does Jayson Tatum change things?

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics surge as Jaylen Brown’s MVP campaign heats up, but can he break into the top tier before the All-Star break? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal breaks down Brown and Jayson Tatum’s evolving partnership, debating how their on-court chemistry and willingness to sacrifice could lead to multiple championships—or leave individual accolades just out of reach. With FanDuel odds, national narrative shifts, and key performance metrics in play, Brown’s rise sparks new questions about the Celtics’ future ceiling. The spotlight also shines on Derrick White, whose underrated showing against the Clippers signals his potential as an All-Star contributor. Discussion covers Boston’s league-leading point differential, the challenges of maintaining momentum after a long road trip, and strategic concerns ahead of their matchup with the Chicago Bulls. Is this Celtics roster built for playoff glory—or will high expectations meet a harsh postseason reality?

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0:00.0

How strong is Jalen Brown's MVP case? Plus, what does Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum look like together now?

0:07.3

And love for the most underrated player in the league right now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast.

0:16.6

Hey there, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here in the Lockdown Podcast Network.

0:20.8

Was that jarring? I cut everything out of the open. We're just welcome back to the lockdown Celtics podcast, right here in the lockdown podcast network. Was that jarring?

0:21.9

I cut everything out of the open.

0:23.9

We're just getting right to the podcast now.

0:25.9

So sorry if that was jarring.

0:27.7

Everybody's like, what?

0:28.8

That is not the normal open.

0:30.0

If you knew, you don't care.

0:31.0

But if you're a regular listener and every day, you're like, what the hell just happened?

0:35.1

Yeah, we're getting right to the point in our podcast now. So thank you for subscribing. Thank you for being here every Monday through Friday. Bonus podcast when they play on the weekends. Tons of Friday, Saturday games this month. So it'll be a lot of podcasts that are available everywhere. Make sure you're subscribed. I'm John Corrales. If you're new to the show, I'm a beatwriter covering the Celtics for Boston Sports Journal. I've been doing a version of this job for about 20 years now, doing this podcast for 10, and I've written a couple of books. Later on, love for the most underrated player in the league, Derek White, who was having the game that everybody was going to be talking about today, but he got overshadowed by

1:12.5

Jalen Brown, who was incredible.

1:14.6

I brought this up before.

1:16.0

People are bringing it up.

1:17.3

So I kind of want to touch on.

1:18.3

This is going to be like an ongoing discussion that's going to be in the second segment

1:22.2

about Jalen and Jason together.

1:25.1

Jason is going to be coming back at some point, I think before this season is over, maybe next month, maybe in March. What will that look like? Then what will it look like down the line? That's going to be, I think, like I said, an ongoing discussion. But let's start it. But we're going to start with Jalen Brown's MVP case, which is the hot topic. It's one of the trending topics on Google.

1:46.0

People want to know what his MVP case is.

1:49.0

So let's just dive into that first.

1:51.2

And let's start with the Fandual odds.

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