If all the Celtics players are going to make us want to click this season, we wanted to focus on the one who could get into our hearts and push us to subdue Boston for the 2022-23 season. Ladies and gentlemen, here’s your little dose of Jayson Tatum.
In view of the last NBA Finals, the question of who is the Celtics’ number 1 between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown may arise. But since you can’t rely on just one lost streak, TrashTalk’s honorary title of “player who will click” goes to Boston superstar Jayson Tatum. The C’s go-to-guy for three years now, the 24-year-old winger has found his stride as a winning team’s first offensive option. In a franchise where the current goes everywhere in the same way (except in the office of Ime Udoka), Jayson embraced this role which was intended for him. Statistical leader but also a big defender, Tatum is typically what is expected of a franchise number 1. He came to the League five years ago (time flies) and is now a three-time All-Star. The logical but perfect ascent for the native of St. Louis, who has already been able to gain a lot of experience with an NBA Finals played and two other Conference Finals in five appearances in the Playoffs.
It’s simple, the 2m03 winger is capable of anything on the pitch. His offensive palette is straight inspired by a certain Kobe Bryant, his idol. He is a delight to see play, he is elegant with the ball, and very smooth as our colleagues across the Atlantic say. In short, a virtuoso, who masters the mid-distance shot very well as well as penetrations in the circle and who can also shoot at 3-points. Jay also surprised during the last Playoffs in the correctness of his picks when he was struggling or trapped, flaunting his progress as a playmaker. All this when he was only 24 years old. His mistakes and his lack of lucidity during the last Finals can be explained by the inexperience of such a level against the team with the best pedigree of the last decade, but also fatigue after a tiring course in the Playoffs. Nevertheless, time will play in his favor, and he risks arriving at the start of the school year with a knife between his teeth. In a collective as well mounted as that of Boston, Tatum is in the perfect place to flourish and have a chance to go after each year. Author of 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game last year, Tatum will logically be All-Star for the fourth consecutive year and perhaps even in the race for the MVP if the Celtics are a hit.
Friends basketball fans, here is a player to whom the next ten years in the NBA will belong, like a Ja Morant or a Luka Doncic. Tatum epitomizes Boston cool and unless you’re allergic to the color green, we advise you to click hard on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.