Sixers Film Study Flags 3 Jaylen Brown Flaws After His 2025-26 Shot Profile Shift
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Updated · PhillyVoice.com · Jul 5
Sixers Film Study Flags 3 Jaylen Brown Flaws After His 2025-26 Shot Profile Shift
2 articles · Updated · PhillyVoice.com · Jul 5
Summary
Brown’s 2025-26 shot mix tilted sharply away from efficient areas, with rim attempts falling to 16.0% from 22.3% and 3-point volume dropping to 26.2% from 35.4% as mid-range usage surged.
That profile matters because Philadelphia’s review says Brown still settles for contested long twos, offers limited playmaking for a high-usage scorer and was slightly below league-average in overall efficiency despite near-30-point production.
Turnovers are the other major offensive concern: the film study points to shaky ball-handling—especially with his left hand—and frequent live-ball giveaways that can ignite transition chances for opponents.
Defensively, Brown remains useful on the ball, but the Sixers study says his off-ball focus slips on back-cuts and ball-watching, a weakness Philadelphia exploited in April and May.
The broader bet is that sharing offense with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe will let Brown pick better spots and restore more defensive impact than he showed under last season’s heavy workload.