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          Vegas grades: Jaylen Brown validates Celtics' pick

          Jaylen Brown has collected a combined 45 points and 19 rebounds in his past two summer league games. Bart Young/Getty Images
          • Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2016, 11:12 PM ET
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            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          If it's not how you start the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas but how you finish it, that's good news for Jaylen Brown. The No. 3 overall pick of the 2016 NBA draft began poorly while coming back from a hyperextended knee suffered last week during the Utah Jazz Summer League. Over his past two games, Brown has shown why the Boston Celtics took him over several other promising prospects.

          Here are grades for Brown and some of the other notable performers during Day 6 of summer league.