“His game is built to be one of the best” JWill summarizes just why Jayson Tatum is the ‘True Heir’ of Kobe Bryant
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Jayson Tatum and Kobe Bryant
Jayson Tatum took the world by storm with his performance in the Boston Celtics’ game against the Brooklyn Nets which was an absolute rollercoaster and led the way for his team to beat their rivals with a masterful performance which has brought him on the map if he previously was going unnoticed. Tatum who is severely underrated is now reminding everyone why they need to put some respect on his name, and his voice is getting equally reciprocated by the panelists from ESPN who have brought a parallel between his playing style and that of the legend Kobe Bryant and have identified similar talent in the young gun.
Jayson Tatum definitely showed up in the Celtics’ game against the Nets which the former won by a close 6-point margin as the match was nothing less than a rollercoaster as also stated by the man Tatum himself. But the best part about that match despite a multitude of ups and downs for the Celtics was the consistent performance by their main man, Jayson Tatum, who currently averages a career best of around 27 points per game, and is in the absolute best of his career so far.
The best compliment one could receive from any NBA Pundit would be to be compared to one of the greatest NBA players of all time, “The Mamba” Kobe Bryant, and that is exactly what happened to Tatum who was put ahead in the line which contains the likes of Luka Doncic and JA Morant as being one of the most impactful young talents in the league.
Let us take a closer look at this conversation between Max Kellerman, Keyshawn and JWill as they discuss the capabilities of Jayson Tatum and bring a parallel between him and Kobe Bryant.
Jayson Tatum gets compared to Kobe Bryant by JWill and the ESPN Panel
The NBA pundits have now come to realise that the talent inTatum is nothing less than that of the most highly discussed young players in the league, be it JA Morant, Luka Doncic or Trae Young, these are the people who are often ahead in line of discussion and it seems as if Tatum doesn’t get the respect he actually deserves.
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In the night of the game against the Brooklyn Nets, Jayson Tatum showed up and scored 54 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds in order to take his team to a much-needed dub. The trio of Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Davis and JWill identified this talent in Jayson Tatum and came to the conclusion that there was a lot of similarity between the playing style, the mentality and the aura of Jayson Tatum and the Lakers legend Kobe Bryant who changed the sport in the best way possible.
JWill argued that Tatum reminds him of none other than the Mamba Kobe Bryant and he finds all of his qualities in Jayson Tatum, after which he also said that the trade isn’t possible but if the Lakers need something to turn the tides around for their team, Tatum would be the perfect addition to their squad with his playing stye similar to that of Kobe Bryant and also after he has built his muscles and widened his frame, nothing gets better than the player, who should be given his long due flowers.
Keyshawn Davis argued that more than the playing styles, the mentality should also match to which JWill replied that the mentality has always been there with Tatum, to prove which he gave an example that the player never shies away from having the ball to himself and playing even in tense situations.
Let us now take a closer look at the match between the Nets and the Celtics.
Boston Celtic vs Brooklyn Nets, 126-120
The Nets succumbed to the pressure put up by Jayson Tatum who was there to prove a point in the game between both the teams, Tatum scored 54 points in the 41 minutes that he played and took over the game in order to take his team to get the much-needed victory.
Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics with 54 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds as he was followed by Jaylen Brown who scored 21 points and Marcus Smart who scored 14.
The Brooklyn Nets fell short in an effort to get the dub and were led by Kevin Durant who scored 37 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds followed by Kyries Irving with 19 points and Bruce Brown Jr. with 16 points.
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