Jayson Tatum believes current Celtics team better than 2022 Finals team
Clutch Points: “Yeah, it is. I think I’m better than I was 2 years ago, [Jaylen Brown] is better, [Kristaps Porzingis] makes all the difference in the world, obviously Jrue Holiday.” Jayson Tatum on whether this year’s Celtics team is better than the 2022 Finals team. pic.twitter.com/pPoL92Ir7N
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Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
New:
At All-Star Weekend Jayson Tatum told @KOT4Q that the JT 3s are already done, and the JT 4s may be in the works
More on how JTs signature shoes, via @TheCelticsWire:
celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-bost… – 1:22 PM
New:
At All-Star Weekend Jayson Tatum told @KOT4Q that the JT 3s are already done, and the JT 4s may be in the works
More on how JTs signature shoes, via @TheCelticsWire:
celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-bost… – 1:22 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
One year after calling Giannis Antetoknumpo the best player in the NBA, Jayson Tatum changed his tune in an interview with @malika_andrews masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 10:30 AM
One year after calling Giannis Antetoknumpo the best player in the NBA, Jayson Tatum changed his tune in an interview with @malika_andrews masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 10:30 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Celtics starters this season:
White — 15.6 PPG | 4.7 APG | 1.2 BPG
Jrue — 13.1 PPG | 5.9 RPG | 4.8 APG
Tatum — 27.1 PPG | 8.6 RPG | 4.8 APG
Brown — 22.0 PPG | 5.5 RPG | 1.1 SPG
Kristaps — 20.2 PPG | 6.9 RPG | 1.9 BPG
Balanced. pic.twitter.com/dRHWxzgOWu – 8:51 AM
Celtics starters this season:
White — 15.6 PPG | 4.7 APG | 1.2 BPG
Jrue — 13.1 PPG | 5.9 RPG | 4.8 APG
Tatum — 27.1 PPG | 8.6 RPG | 4.8 APG
Brown — 22.0 PPG | 5.5 RPG | 1.1 SPG
Kristaps — 20.2 PPG | 6.9 RPG | 1.9 BPG
Balanced. pic.twitter.com/dRHWxzgOWu – 8:51 AM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jayson Tatum wants to become the face of the NBA, but there’s only one way:
Win the title.
In today’s @nytimes, the Celtics All-Star sat down with @TheAthleticNBA to open up on the surreal life as the rising face of the game he’s played his whole life:
theathletic.com/5286773/2024/0… pic.twitter.com/J21c4yXdyw – 8:26 AM
Jayson Tatum wants to become the face of the NBA, but there’s only one way:
Win the title.
In today’s @nytimes, the Celtics All-Star sat down with @TheAthleticNBA to open up on the surreal life as the rising face of the game he’s played his whole life:
theathletic.com/5286773/2024/0… pic.twitter.com/J21c4yXdyw – 8:26 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most wins in the 2020s:
210 — Georges Niang
[gap]
199 — Tatum, Jokic, Bridges statmuse.com/nba/player/geo… – 8:14 AM
Most wins in the 2020s:
210 — Georges Niang
[gap]
199 — Tatum, Jokic, Bridges statmuse.com/nba/player/geo… – 8:14 AM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
“Honor to meet you” 🍀
Inside the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and Larry Bird 🔽
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/GbpRI9jThy – 6:32 PM
“Honor to meet you” 🍀
Inside the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and Larry Bird 🔽
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/GbpRI9jThy – 6:32 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“I truly do believe every night I step out on the floor, I’m the best player.”
Jayson Tatum’s mentality 😤
(via @malika_andrews) pic.twitter.com/IK4vGZqhq4 – 3:52 PM
“I truly do believe every night I step out on the floor, I’m the best player.”
Jayson Tatum’s mentality 😤
(via @malika_andrews) pic.twitter.com/IK4vGZqhq4 – 3:52 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
ICYMI:
@jaytatum0 spoke with @KOT4Q here in Indy over the weekend to help kick off the new partnership between the Jayson Tatum Foundation and @SoFi:
celticswire.usatoday.com/2024/02/20/nba… – 1:09 PM
ICYMI:
@jaytatum0 spoke with @KOT4Q here in Indy over the weekend to help kick off the new partnership between the Jayson Tatum Foundation and @SoFi:
celticswire.usatoday.com/2024/02/20/nba… – 1:09 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Celtics All-Star wrap up:
🏀Inside Jaylen Brown’s dunk contest strategy
Tatum chases down Larry Legend
🌟Can Jaylen fix the awful All-Star game?
NEW @TheAthleticNBA
theathletic.com/5284977/2024/0… – 1:38 PM
Celtics All-Star wrap up:
🏀Inside Jaylen Brown’s dunk contest strategy
Tatum chases down Larry Legend🌟Can Jaylen fix the awful All-Star game?
NEW @TheAthleticNBA
theathletic.com/5284977/2024/0… – 1:38 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had pretty good All-Star weekend … plus ways to make the weekend better
bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/02/19/kar… – 10:21 AM
New on BSJ: Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had pretty good All-Star weekend … plus ways to make the weekend better
bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/02/19/kar… – 10:21 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jayson Tatum got a bit starstruck at the All-Star Game when he finally met Larry Bird #Celtics #NBAAllstar2024 bostonglobe.com/2024/02/18/spo… – 10:16 AM
Jayson Tatum got a bit starstruck at the All-Star Game when he finally met Larry Bird #Celtics #NBAAllstar2024 bostonglobe.com/2024/02/18/spo… – 10:16 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird: “Obviously, what he means to the game, what he means to the city of Boston and the #Celtics. He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him.” #NBAAllStar2024 – 11:59 PM
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird: “Obviously, what he means to the game, what he means to the city of Boston and the #Celtics. He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him.” #NBAAllStar2024 – 11:59 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Jaylen Brown on being All-Star teammates with Jayson Tatum: “I think it’s just another platform to continue to raise for yourself but also raise for the city of Boston, just represent. I think that’s what we kind of look at it as. That’s what we’ve become.” – 11:45 PM
Jaylen Brown on being All-Star teammates with Jayson Tatum: “I think it’s just another platform to continue to raise for yourself but also raise for the city of Boston, just represent. I think that’s what we kind of look at it as. That’s what we’ve become.” – 11:45 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jayson Tatum said it’s better to be teammates with Jaylen Brown in the All-Star game cause they’ve already been going against each other in practice for seven years and he’s tired of it – 11:35 PM
Jayson Tatum said it’s better to be teammates with Jaylen Brown in the All-Star game cause they’ve already been going against each other in practice for seven years and he’s tired of it – 11:35 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum says he prefers to be on the same team as Brown in the ASG. – 11:34 PM
Tatum says he prefers to be on the same team as Brown in the ASG. – 11:34 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum said his meeting with Larry Bird was quick, he called it an honor and Bird told him he’d long wanted to meet him. – 11:34 PM
Tatum said his meeting with Larry Bird was quick, he called it an honor and Bird told him he’d long wanted to meet him. – 11:34 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird for the first time tonight: “He’s taller than I thought he was” – 11:32 PM
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird for the first time tonight: “He’s taller than I thought he was” – 11:32 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird: “That was crazy to hear him say he was looking forward to meeting me. He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him.” – 11:31 PM
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird: “That was crazy to hear him say he was looking forward to meeting me. He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him.” – 11:31 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Jayson Tatum said he thought Larry Bird would be taller. He called him “the ultimate Celtic.” – 11:31 PM
Jayson Tatum said he thought Larry Bird would be taller. He called him “the ultimate Celtic.” – 11:31 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jayson Tatum said Larry Bird, Dr. J and Adam Silver was talking to the players before the game and then when Bird finished, he took off before Tatum could say hi.
But then on the court, they finally got to connect and Tatum loved that Bird was excited to meet him too. – 11:30 PM
Jayson Tatum said Larry Bird, Dr. J and Adam Silver was talking to the players before the game and then when Bird finished, he took off before Tatum could say hi.
But then on the court, they finally got to connect and Tatum loved that Bird was excited to meet him too. – 11:30 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Brown laughed and smiled, saying that he and Tatum didn’t practice their dunk from yesterday. Brown thought it would go better based on how it played out in his head. Still, he has no regrets about the contest yesterday. – 11:27 PM
Brown laughed and smiled, saying that he and Tatum didn’t practice their dunk from yesterday. Brown thought it would go better based on how it played out in his head. Still, he has no regrets about the contest yesterday. – 11:27 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jayson Tatum is headed to the podium after the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/skeIudI1X8 – 11:21 PM
Jayson Tatum is headed to the podium after the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/skeIudI1X8 – 11:21 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
East by 27. Dead silent crowd wakes up briefly for Lillard’s half court shot. His 33 probably make him the MVP frontrunner. 18 for Tatum. – 10:01 PM
East by 27. Dead silent crowd wakes up briefly for Lillard’s half court shot. His 33 probably make him the MVP frontrunner. 18 for Tatum. – 10:01 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum beats Durant on a step-back three then plays the two-man game to get Haliburton a three. Haliburton feeds him back on the next possession ofr three more.
It’s 121-97… – 9:56 PM
Tatum beats Durant on a step-back three then plays the two-man game to get Haliburton a three. Haliburton feeds him back on the next possession ofr three more.
It’s 121-97… – 9:56 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Halftime, East 104, West 89. Tatum and Brown with 12 points each. Not exactly an intense or competitive first half. #NBAAllStar2024 #Celtics – 9:32 PM
Halftime, East 104, West 89. Tatum and Brown with 12 points each. Not exactly an intense or competitive first half. #NBAAllStar2024 #Celtics – 9:32 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
PA calls out the “Boston Connection” on that pass from Brown to Tatum – 9:29 PM
PA calls out the “Boston Connection” on that pass from Brown to Tatum – 9:29 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
East 53 West 47 after 1.
Tatum 5-1-1 with a steal 2/3 FG 1/2 3PT
Brown 7-3 3/6 FG 1/3 3PT – 9:07 PM
East 53 West 47 after 1.
Tatum 5-1-1 with a steal 2/3 FG 1/2 3PT
Brown 7-3 3/6 FG 1/3 3PT – 9:07 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Jayson Tatum has the first points in the 2024 All-Star Game on an assist from Giannis Antetokounmpo. pic.twitter.com/Yb1S9cXCDl – 8:43 PM
Jayson Tatum has the first points in the 2024 All-Star Game on an assist from Giannis Antetokounmpo. pic.twitter.com/Yb1S9cXCDl – 8:43 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jayson Tatum and the East All-Star starters pic.twitter.com/08XsPqBcbR – 8:37 PM
Jayson Tatum and the East All-Star starters pic.twitter.com/08XsPqBcbR – 8:37 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Tatum, Mitchell, and Bam joking around during East shoot around pic.twitter.com/NbmGOgqAFR – 6:38 PM
Tatum, Mitchell, and Bam joking around during East shoot around pic.twitter.com/NbmGOgqAFR – 6:38 PM
More on this storyline
Jayson Tatum: Time is flying pic.twitter.com/htS2Pdg1ZG -via Twitter @jaytatum0 / February 21, 2024
Tatum knows success will only be measured one way at this point in his career. His time to win is now. As LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant grow older, there’s an opportunity for him to become the face of the league, but there’s only one way to get there. “I feel like it’s mine to take,” Tatum said. “I do feel like, if we win a championship, it would be more distinguished and clear. But I understand I’m in that shortlist for sure.” -via The Athletic / February 21, 2024
“Earlier, I was playing the game just to play the game instead of just thinking it,” Tatum said. “Now, I go out there, and I understand who we’re playing against. I know their scheme, what they’re trying to do, which guys are in or out the lineup. “Learning from experience, I understand that I’m good enough that I can relax and defer a little bit,” he added. “Then, the fourth quarter comes, and I know I can score 20 in the quarter.” -via The Athletic / February 21, 2024