Always placed, Jayson Tatum However, he has never entered the Top 3 in the MVP voting rankings. And if we are to believe the first survey on the subject from ESPN, that will still not be the case this season…
Behind Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Celtics winger does not take offense.
“We are a very, very good team, with so many talented players” he recalls about Boston. “I'm not going to be able to compile the same stats as the other guys. And that suits me very well, especially what we managed to do last June. That’s the main goal, it’s not about winning the MVP title.”
“He doesn’t do public relations – he doesn’t do things to show off. He plays the right way, without needing to always score 50 points”
His potential impact can thus be diluted in a team that can also rely on Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford or even Payton Pritchard but his triple-double at 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists against the Bulls was a reminder of how much he could influence a match.
“It’s 100% obvious” replied his coach, Joe Mazzulla, when asked if his leader's level of play is sometimes underestimated. “That’s the case because he’s been doing this for a very long time and he’s on a very good team. Sometimes it handicaps him. But to do what he does in a great team, it says who he is as a player. »
This is confirmed by Kristaps Porzingis.
“He doesn’t do public relations – he doesn’t do things to show off. He plays the right way, without needing to always score 50 points. He wants to win. It's a real difference. »
| Jayson Tatum | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 80 | 31 | 47.5 | 43.4 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 79 | 31 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 85.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 66 | 34 | 45.0 | 40.3 | 81.2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 23.4 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 64 | 36 | 45.9 | 38.6 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 76 | 36 | 45.3 | 35.3 | 85.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 26.9 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 74 | 37 | 46.6 | 35.0 | 85.4 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 30.1 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 74 | 36 | 47.1 | 37.6 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 26.9 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 26 | 36 | 46.3 | 37.2 | 80.3 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 28.8 |
| Total | 539 | 34 | 46.1 | 37.5 | 84.2 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 23.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
