Jayson Tatum has scored 129 points in his last three games for the Boston Celtics as he continues to spearhead his team’s surge up the Eastern Conference standings. Memories of Tatum’s early-season shooting struggles have been consigned to memory, with a “do not open” label firmly attached to them.
Suddenly, the three-time All-Star is firmly in the All-NBA discussion, and had these performances been consistent throughout the season, he would likely be a front-runner in the MVP discussion, too. Yet, while the current performances are entertaining, it’s Tatum’s growth as just not a scorer, but a more complete playmaker and defender over the last few months that make his recent developmental leap so tantalizing.
Previously, Tatum had been over-reliant on isolation basketball and had struggled to initiate the offense consistently. But, after watching the 24-year-old struggle for stretches of the last few years, we’re starting to see the fruits of his labor come to the fore and the…
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