NBA Notes: Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Sixers, Johni Broome, Nets

Celtics

Jaylen Brown earned All-NBA Second Team honors after another strong season with the Celtics, and the voting results even caught him a little off guard.

As noted by Brian Robb of MassLive, Brown actually received more total votes than any player who didn’t make the First Team. He collected 44 First Team votes, 54 Second Team votes and two Third Team votes.

Brown later acknowledged on social media that he was somewhat surprised by the level of support.

“I’m not the most-liked, [by] fans or media,” Brown said. “Sometimes I use my platform a little controversial, so I’m surprised I’m on any team, let alone first or second.”

Brown added that he remains grateful for the recognition regardless.

The Celtics star continues to be one of the league’s more unique personalities — outspoken, thoughtful and at times polarizing — but there’s no debating the production.

He again played a major role in keeping Boston among the Eastern Conference contenders.

76ers

The 76ers continue sorting through the early returns from former executive Daryl Morey’s final draft class with the organization.

According to Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice, second-round pick Johni Broome struggled to carve out a consistent role as a rookie. Broome appeared in just 11 games and logged only 55 total regular-season minutes, with most of those coming in garbage time.

He also dealt with a knee injury during the year, making it difficult to fully evaluate his development.

Still, Aaronson noted the Sixers aren’t ready to give up on Broome after just one season.

On the other side of the equation, Philadelphia appears thrilled with the early impact from lottery pick VJ Edgecombe.

Edgecombe quickly moved into the starting lineup and averaged 16 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals as a rookie. Paired with Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers believe they may have one of the NBA’s most promising young backcourts moving forward.

Nets

Don’t expect the Nets to head back across the river anytime soon.

According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, the organization remains happy in Brooklyn despite recent comments from Mikie Sherrill expressing interest in bringing the franchise back to New Jersey.

“They’re perfectly happy in Brooklyn,” one league source told Lewis.

Sherrill recently suggested at least one sports franchise could eventually relocate to New Jersey and admitted she has continued pushing for the Nets to return after the team spent 35 years in the state before moving to Brooklyn in 2012.

“I love the idea,” Sherrill said. “I have been pressing for that.”

For now, though, there doesn’t appear to be any serious momentum toward another move for the Nets, who remain firmly planted in Brooklyn more than a decade after leaving the Meadowlands.