Celtics' Jayson Tatum listed among best No.1 options in the NBA.

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum listed among best No.1 options in the NBA.

Posted by author September 26, 2024 NBA

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Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) celebrates with the Larry O’Brian Trophy after beating the Dallas Mavericks in game five of the 2024 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

Jayson Tatum has enjoyed a whirlwind 12 months. He’s won his first NBA championship, his second Olympic gold medal, made his fifth straight All-Star team and his third consecutive All-NBA First Team. And he did all of those things while sacrificing some of his offensive production to allow Boston’s star-studded roster to thrive despite it’s exceptional depth.

In a recent article from Yahoo Sports’ Ben Rohrbach, Tatum was ranked as the fourth-best number-one option in the NBA, sitting directly behind Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. As such, he’s been ranked ahead of Steph Curry, Anthony Edward, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, among others.

“You could easily make the argument here for any number of players, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Jalen Brunson or Kevin Durant, but in my opinion they are either too young, too little, too injury-prone or too old to usurp Tatum, for he is none of those things,” Rohrbach wrote. “Tatum was the best player on a team that won seven more games than any other team last season and cruised to the championship. He sacrificed statistics on a stacked roster and still averaged 27-8-5 on the highest efficiency of a career that has landed him on the All-NBA first team for three years in a row.”

Tatum will enter the new NBA season keen to help the Boston Celtics repeat their success from last season and secure back-to-back championships. He will also have the additional motivation of wanting to prove people wrong after a difficult summer with Team USA and a consistent battering from the media, who have consistently questioned his status as a top-tier talent in the league.

Boston will need Tatum at his best if they want to sustain another championship run, especially now they have a target on their back as the team to beat. Tatum is the Celtics‘ star player for a reason, and the upcoming season is the perfect time for him to remind everyone what he’s capable of.

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