“He can be the greatest Celtic ever” Paul Pierce feels Jayson Tatum has the potential to surpass Larry Bird, Bill Russell as greatest ever franchise player
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Paul Pierce and Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum has shown some insane performance this season, he has become the most valuable asset for the Boston Celtics ever since his debut. In his rookie year, Tatum got the chance to perform off the bench as Celtics star players like Gordon and Irving were facing injuries issues. Tatum took the opportunity and played a crucial role in the deep playoff run of the franchisee.
Tatum then just averaged 13.9 points but his impact on the game was more, which former Celtics legend Paul Pierce noticed and made a bold prediction on him. He said at that time that Tatum will become the best player in the history of Celtics history and It seems that his prediction was right on point.
“I think he’s going to be one of the great players in Celtic history,” Pierce told Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald. He then further added, “He’s already off to such a great start. He’s mature beyond his years. He doesn’t look rattled by the moment. Sometimes you see rookies have problems when they get to this point. I don’t see that in Jayson Tatum.”
Moreover, this statement by Paul pierce was from 2018, but now the former NBA champ has updated it and taken it one step ahead.
Paul Pierce believes Jayson Tatum has a chance to become the greatest Celtics player ever
The Celtics were facing some high criticism during the initial part of the season, as they were seen struggling and even some internal conflicts between the players were making headlines. But that didn’t last long as Jayson Tatum took the initiative to bring the team back on track.
Tatum has single-handedly brought the franchise to the top seed of the east, his insane 50 points performance against the Nets got a lot of praise. With these, he also broke the franchise record of Larry Bird for the most 50-point games. Tatum’s incredible season can be measured by seeing his performance, where he led the team in scoring the last nine games.
Paul Pierce recently appeared on Sirius XM NBA Radio where he couldn’t hold back from praising Jayson Tatum for his MVP-like performance in this season.
Pierce said, “That kid is special, man… You look at the numbers, but if you actually watch his game, he’s as smooth as it comes when scoring the ball…This guy is special. I really believe he’s going to win a championship in Boston and end up one of the greatest if not the greatest Celtic to ever play this game. He has that type of potential… He’s got everything.”
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