Wheeler High grad Jaylen Brown named NBA Finals MVP as Celtics win 18th NBA championship

Marietta native and Wheeler High School graduate Jaylen Brown was voted the NBA Finals MVP on Monday as the Celtics clinched a championship.
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, center, holds up the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy as he celebrates with the team after they won the NBA basketball championship with a Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Monday, June 17, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in.

Walking to the bench, he wrapped both arms around Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla.

The journey was complete.