Jayson Tatum has developed into a two-way star for the Boston Celtics. He has taken a step forward in his game each year while leading the C's to the playoffs. With everything coming together this season for Boston, Tatum is getting serious praise. All-Star Bradley Beal is among the
Beal, the Washington Wizards star who has known Tatum since childhood, told NBC Sports Boston's Chris Forsberg that the Celtics star has only begun to scratch the surface of his potential. He said that Tatum has the intangibles, skills and size to be one of the very best players in the NBA.
“And you've seen that. He’ll crack that code every now and then, right? But the more he does it, I think he's starting to get it. I think over these last — we’ll say [since] the [All-Star] break, since then [the Celtics have] lost like, what, four games? I think he's really started to see how he can really manipulate his game. He can really be one of those guys that you fear. So the sky is the limit for him. And it's all up to Jay though.”
The Celtics are the second seed in the Eastern Conference this season. Tatum averaged 26.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists, which are all career-highs. Because of his dominance and Boston emerging as a legitimate powerhouse, he should see his name on an All-NBA Team for the second time in his career.
Boston should have the upper hand in the first round against the Brooklyn Nets, though it will be a tough-fought series.
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