Getty Images/Ringer illustration Both deserved Finals MVP. Neither cared. The growth and maturation of the Boston Celtics' dazzling wing duo delivered the franchise its 18th NBA title and proved that sometimes the best trade is the one you don't make. About 15 minutes after the Boston Celtics officially won their league-best 18th world championship, Adam Silver declared Jaylen Brown the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. Given the fact that Jayson Tatum—a first-team All-NBA regular who finished Game 5 with 31 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds—is his teammate, this was a bit surprising. It was also tangential to the bigger story. Standing 10 feet above a court that was covered in green and white confetti, Brown was mobbed by teammates before Silver handed him the hardware. As they clapped and cheered, he raised it high over his head—eight years of steady growth culminating on the grandest possible stage. ESPN's Lisa Salters asked Brown what holding the trophy meant to him. "It was a full team effort, and I share this with my brothers and my partner in crime Jayson Tatum. He was with me the whole way, and we did it together." The two embraced before Tatum echoed those words a few...