{"id":141188,"date":"2024-10-28T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=141188"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:15:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:15:15","slug":"the-time-might-be-right-for-jayson-tatum-to-chase-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/the-time-might-be-right-for-jayson-tatum-to-chase-mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Time Might Be Right for Jayson Tatum to Chase MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"zJbPLZ\"><strong>WASHINGTON \u2014 Jayson Tatum<\/strong> dropped his long held focus to win NBA MVP last year. In the past, he admitted it was among the goals for his career. With so much built up in Boston winning the 2024 championship, he began stressing team over individual accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Q9ss3x\">That changed slightly on Thursday with ring in hand after another runaway win where he and his fellow starters took a seat early in the fourth quarter. Despite only playing about six quarters to that point, Tatum averaged 31.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game while shooting 60.5% from the field and 50% from three in the Celtics\u2019 first two games. He posted 37 points on 12-of-26 shooting (6-13 3PT) in 38 minutes at Detroit, closing the win with go-ahead free throws and a fallaway jumper that slammed the door.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Jayson Tatum SET THE TONE for MVP Race in Celtics vs Knicks\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CIxDbPh7DeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"rhYfxu\">That production placed him alongside <strong>Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/strong> and <strong>Anthony Davis<\/strong> as the earliest of MVP favorites.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yvIOtm\">\u201cAs a kid, you set a lot of goals for yourself. I\u2019ve been very fortunate enough to check off a lot of boxes of things that I wanted to accomplish, things that my favorite players accomplished,\u201d Tatum said on Thursday. \u201cSaying that MVP is important to me is not in a way taking away from the success of our team. Every guy that\u2019s ever won MVP has been on a championship contending team. If you\u2019re an MVP, you\u2019re dominating, you\u2019re efficient, you\u2019re playing the right way and you\u2019re impacting winning. You can do both. Championship is the most important, but being the best version of yourself along the way is important as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"M5URlG\">Tatum fell out of MVP favor after similarly emerging as a leader through the first quarter of the last two seasons. Boston\u2019s team success drove those cases, then chipped away at them later in the year when Jaylen Brown emerged as a fellow All-NBA player in 2023 and the 2024\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtics<\/a>\u00a0proved the most talented roster in the league. He fell to sixth in the voting last year after finishing fourth in 2023. It\u2019s too soon to forecast where this race goes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember Tatum mostly avoiding the MVP topic last year. He embraced it more tonight: <\/p>\n<p>&quot;As a kid, you set a lot of goals for yourself. I&#39;ve been very fortunate enough to check off a lot of boxes of things that I wanted to accomplish, things that my favorite players accomplished.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JCYSniSnXC\">pic.twitter.com\/JCYSniSnXC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBobManning\/status\/1849650570509820325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"aRsk7i\">Mainstays in the debate like <strong>Nikola Joki\u0107, Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong> and Don\u010di\u0107 will continue challenging Tatum\u2019s ability to secure the 2025 award. Yet his start, a compelling narrative and an obviously improved shot create a real opportunity for the Celtics star. And he\u2019s never had a start quite like this.<\/p>\n<p id=\"48nEzT\">Boston\u2019s 12-3 record early in 2022-23 came closest behind Tatum\u2019s 31.3 PPG on 48.1% shooting with 7.4 RPG, 4.1 APG and 1.7 BPG. Shooting slides to 46.1% from the field and 34.5% from three through the rest of the schedule dropped him to sixth in scoring \u2014 out of the race despite the Celtics\u2019 second-best 57-25 record.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0OBdUv\">\u201cI think I am [worthy of the MVP discussion],\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/jayson-tatum-embraces-early-mvp-talk-in-his-role-as-stabilizing-force-for-the-celtics-183456492.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tatum said then<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a long season. Every time I step on the floor, I feel like I\u2019m the best player. But it\u2019s a lot of talented guys in this league &#8230; If it happened, it would be a dream come true. But it wasn\u2019t, like, \u2018Come back, win MVP.\u2019 It\u2019s like, \u2018Come back, get to the championship.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"lwMCvT\">Tatum\u2019s accomplishments now include champion, five all-star appearances with an All-Star Game MVP, three straight All-NBA First Team recognitions since 2022 and he tied the single-game Celtics scoring record with a 60-point explosion against the Spurs in 2021. He scored the seventh-most points ever by a player before turning 26, the most by a Celtic, and hit the most threes by an NBA player that young. In the spring, he passed Kobe Bryant for most career playoff points before turning 27.<\/p>\n<p id=\"uH62YF\">Don\u010di\u0107, who lost to Tatum in the Finals in June, is also searching for his first MVP after building a similar r\u00e9sum\u00e9 early in his career. <strong>LeBron James, Kevin Durant<\/strong>, Kobe, <strong>Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Michael Jordan<\/strong> and <strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/strong> became MVPs after emerging as one of the league\u2019s great young scorers. Carmelo Anthony and Tracy McGrady did not, while the award has also eluded Davis and Devin Booker. <strong>Bob McAdoo<\/strong> won it in 1975, as did <strong>Kevin Garnett<\/strong> in 2004. <strong>Dwight Howard<\/strong> came close for four straight years in his prime.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BrC0H3\">Tatum becoming an all-timer while never having every thing fall into place to win MVP isn\u2019t out of the question. Getting even one before he\u2019s done could place him among a small number of the greatest players ever. The environment might be right to do it now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0yqdNG\">It\u2019ll require crafting a unique case tied to his team\u2019s success as one of the most versatile players in the league who might not excel the most at any single category. See: <strong>Tim Duncan<\/strong> in 2003, who only led the league in win shares to secure a second straight MVP. The more I think about Tatum\u2019s\u00a0<em>master of none\u00a0<\/em>game, Duncan\u2019s overarching impact on the game to lead a loaded team keeps coming to mind. While Tatum isn\u2019t the all-time defender Duncan was, his three-point shot, at its best, can reach the highest echelons of the league.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LIVE: Celtics vs. Pistons Postgame Show | Garden Report\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UH4MaylKSdE?start=257&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__dynamic_ad_unit m-ad__desktop_article_body\" data-concert-ads-name=\"desktop_article_body\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-desktop_article_body_1\" class=\"dynamic-js-slot dfp_ad--held-area\">\n<p id=\"safIKy\"><strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong> last won the award in 2019 and 2020 on the NBA\u2019s best team, leading the NBA in defensive rebounds, player efficiency rating, two defensive metrics and win shares per 48 minutes. Right now, Tatum leads the league in field goals, threes, two offensive metrics and player efficiency rating. Joki\u0107 led the NBA in PER last year, and effectively tied<strong> Joel Embiid<\/strong> in the ultra-close 2023 race that Embiid prevailed in.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MA8tyg\">\u201c(I\u2019m looking to) continue to dominate on the floor in all the areas that stats show and all the areas that stats don\u2019t show,\u201d Tatum said on Thursday, discussing his approach this year. \u201cBeing the best screener, cutting, creating advantages for my teammates. Obviously, getting people involved and making plays and rebounding, and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"48gJ7i\">Since 2015, when <strong>Steph Curry<\/strong> won with the third-ranked PER, every league MVP has led the league in PER. Tatum finished 14th last year after a 13th-place finish in 2023, not nearly good enough. Duncan, in his years, finished second and third, respectively. While the scoring and winning will help Tatum\u2019s case most, along with the narrative of\u00a0<em>revenge\u00a0<\/em>and voters adjusting to the whatever status boost his championship run should\u2019ve earned him, boasting an all-around impact will be necessary to solidify his status. Especially with shooting variance inevitable while he attempts 11.7 threes per game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oGPJZ3\">His passing expanding to 6.0 assists per game, in line with his playoff productivity and 17th in the league, should compel most while his 6.3 rebounds per game fall below his standard for now. On defense, he\u2019s averaging 1.3 steals, 0.7 blocks and holding opponents to 42.9% shooting, an early improvement over last year. On the league\u2019s best team, Tatum inevitably won\u2019t be able to stuff the stat sheet in line with some of his competitors. Especially as <strong>JJ Redick<\/strong> vows to position Davis to win the award in LA. Tatum will have to compete in a different way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CR4O7H\">In Boston, availability, the width of his impact and wins will have to speak to voters as Tatum tries to avoid pressing, playing outside of the team\u2019s plan and staying in games longer than he should to compile the necessary numbers to win. His best opportunities to claim it could come in the future, when he\u2019ll have to do more to keep the Celtics afloat, but an intriguing start raises the early question of whether it could happen now. Even on this all-time roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sEokYd\">\u201cI would say (he\u2019s) dominating all facets of the game,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cHis ability to do what he\u2019s doing as far as his shot-making and finding the shots that he wants to take that are best for him, that are best for our team, rebounding at a high level on both ends of the floor, defending at a high level and play-making. He has the ability to impact the game like that in different ways, and that should be the norm. That\u2019s the standard that he\u2019s set for himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Jayson Tatum dropped his long held focus to win NBA MVP last year. In the past, he admitted it was among the goals for his career. With so much built up in Boston winning the 2024 championship, he began stressing team over individual accomplishment. 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