After inking a super-max extension deal with the Boston Celtics, Jaylen Brown has embarked on a whole new mission. The basketball star welcomed the NBA draft?s top picks, including Victor Wembanyama, with gifts that are actually thoughtful investments. While Brown has been around in the league for seven years now, he certainly understands the woes of being a rookie.
Hence, he is eagerly supporting a current NBA rookie with a gesture worth $20,000. Brown collaborated with multi-hyphenate creative artist, Set Free Richardson, to teach this Blazers? rookie the importance of investing in art with this $20k present.?
Jaylen Brown gifts a Macarr?n to the newbie
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Working alongside the creative legend, Jaylen Brown gifted artpieces to NBA newbies. Rafa Macarr?n, a Spanish contemporary artist caught the eye of the Celtics MVP, who gifted the artist?s painting to the recently drafted rookie, Sterling “Scoot” Henderson.?
EXCLUSIVE: Jaylen Brown and Set Free Richardson are educating NBA rookies on investing through art. @FCHWPO
They recently gifted Scoot Henderson with a hand-signed print by award-winning painter Rafa Macarrón. It's worth over 20k.
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The duo met Scoot Henderson during the NBA summer league and presented him with a hand-signed print of Rafa Macarr?n at the Rookie 1 party. The piece gifted to Henderson was acquired from Lio Malca?s Gallery and is worth over $20,000.?
While the amount is inconsequential to the $288M rich Celtics? star, it?s the sentiment that matters the most.?
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What?s so special about this painting?
The Spanish artist Rafa Macarr?n paints idiosyncratic humanoid characters in bright, dream-like illusions. Henderson?s gift also includes cryptic characters with colorful pastel hues, perfectly mirroring the creativity within Scoot Henderson. The piece gifted to Henderson was inspirational and eclectic.?
Brown opened up to SLAM magazine about how he is trying to grow his art collection. He added, ?As I learn and grow, I plan on sharing that learning process with the world, as well as my NBA counterparts.? Thanks to Brown and Richardson, Henderson now gets to be a proud owner of this unique piece of art.?
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Scoot Henderson was the 3rd overall pick this season and is now all geared up to play for the Portland Trail Blazers. Right off the bat, the rookie received support, and an investing lesson, from the 2x NBA All-Star. Hopefully, he?ll cherish the painting and the gesture!?