Jayson Tatum is regarded as one of the best young players in the NBA. Three-time NBA champion and Tatum’s opponent in the NBA Finals called the 24-year-old forward a future face of the league.
Having led the Celtics to the Finals this year some think he reached a superstar level. Tatum was asked about the experience of being at this stage as a superstar.
“Whatever that [superstar] means, right? I’m sure that I’ve seen it as a huge debate,” he said. “Is he a superstar, is he not? I want to know where that came from. Did I tweet that? Did I ever say that I’m a superstar or I’m on the verge? That never came from me.
“But it has been a big deal this last year and a half or two years. I see it all the time and there’s always been a question in the back of my head, like, I wonder who spoke on my behalf or said that or why that was such a big deal.
“But if you win a championship, they can debate a lot of things, they can’t debate whether or not you’re a champion. So, I obviously lost the other night and just looking forward to bouncing back tomorrow. First final games at home at the Garden. It’s going to be fun. So, I’m looking forward to it and enjoying this experience.”
This past season Tatum averaged 26.9 points, 8 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 35.9 minutes per game. His numbers are similar in this year’s playoffs – 26.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 40.7 minutes per game.
