Jayson Tatum ought to be well-known. The Boston Celtics star has won his first championship, signed the biggest NBA contract ever, and competed for his country in the Olympics, winning a gold medal, all in the space of a few months. However, if you were to believe Tatum’s detractors, you wouldn’t believe that he is among the top players in the NBA.
Tatum momentarily transcended the critique. The Celtics ultimately destroyed the opposition on their way to the team’s first championship since 2008 after numerous postseason setbacks. Without Tatum, they couldn’t have completed it.
“These last seven years have been a rollercoaster,” Tatum told the reporters on the platform following the NBA Finals game that decided the series. Both up and down. I had to put up with all the garbage that people had to say about me. It was worth it tonight. God, I’m so sorry.
It didn’t seem sufficient even then. When it came time for voters to choose the MVP of the Finals, they heavily selected Jaylen Brown, Tatum’s longtime colleague.
Tatum’s MVP candidacy was a fleeting phenomena, even though the Celtics easily won the league’s best record. He deservedly finished in sixth place, behind Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, and didn’t even receive the traditional MVP push as the “best player on the best team” when it came time to cast votes.
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