Former two-time NBA champion Quinn Cook took to X today and predicted that Boston Celtics superstar forward Jayson Tatum will win the MVP award next season. 

Cook’s tweet read, “Jayson Tatum will win MVP this season! Three straight All-NBA first team, winning a gold medal in 2021 while being the 2nd leading scorer on the team and just won his first NBA championship to not playing a minute for team USA. All the motivation he needs. Look out NBA.”

This comes after Tatum was benched once again for team USA against Serbia in the Olympics. This has been an ongoing controversy since he was benched in the first game in the Olympics, also against Serbia. 

Many fans and sports analysts are confused on why Tatum keeps getting benched, and wonder why his Celtics teammates Jrue Holiday and Derrick White keep getting more playing time. Tatum is arguably the best player on the Celtics, and his two teammates are more supporting cast, although it is fair to say they are still All-Star caliber players. 

Hopefully, Tatum will see the court against France in the battle for another gold medal for himself and the USA on Saturday, August 10th at 11:30am.