What would winning another title this season do for Jayson Tatum’s legacy?
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I wonder if they trade Jaylen for picks and a young player?? I wonder what could have been if Dallas let Celts make an offer for Luka…?
Don't sleep on the Kobe connection. In terms of legacy, it helps him.
Thank god Zach is back! Hope he got to rest, but so happy he's back.
He can’t be the clearcut best player on his team if he can have a horrible game and they still win. Brown is just as good when it actually matters and that’s why he won both MVPs in the playoffs.
tatum can play terrible and the team still wins by a large margin… hes like a better version of jalen hurts i guess lol
nba championships and championships in general are overrated
If he wins another chip, he instantly goes above KD…
KD has had multiple superteams and not been able to bring glory to a non title winning squad
Celts are starting to turn it on now after napping for much of the season and I expect the two Jays to really tap into their Olympic-size grudges when the playoffs start.
Idk it would probably give him time to steal more quotes
Tatum has no legacy
It's Steph. A fifth ring ties him with Magic, Kobe,and Duncan. It cements him as one of the all-time top ten players.
This championship might mean a lot for Tatum for a Boston fan but does anyone outside of Boston care about Tatums legacy?
I’ve grown to appreciate Tatum more than I did before. I was really disappointed that he didn’t show up in the playoffs last year despite winning. There’s no way Brown should have won FMVP over him. His counting stats are not as impressive as a Jokic or SGA or even Giannis, but he’s a top 10 player who does what his team needs him to do. He won’t be in MVP conversations, but the Celtics will be good with him at the ship.
if tatum wins a chip this year, he is top 50 all time.
Tatum will never be that guy
That would be terrific. LeBron's cynical ranting has got me less excited about the Lakers. He always talks about doing right by the game, but the way he talked at the McAfee show has knocked some good karma off of him. So I'm rooting for the Celtics and Thunder. If the Celtics win again this year, Tatum would be chasing Larry Legend. If he can get three, he's on par with him. I'd love to see Tatum get to all-time status.
A Zach Lowe sighting!! I'm certainly watching this one
Tatum is already best Celtic in last 25 years
He needs a better Finals performance. Averaging the second worse FG% in the Finals of all time will be hard to ignore.
Nobody cares about Tatum besides Simmons haha
Being the man on two champions is a big deal but he’d still be behind Jokic and Giannis this era because they’re better at basketball. The Celtics are stacked. Isiah Thomas was the man on 2 as well
Only if he wins FMVP. If Jaylen happens to win ECFMVP & FMVP (again), it’s just going to make Tatum’s legacy even weirder.
I’ve seen the “end all, be all” for the Kobe Shaq discussions always end up at “Well, Shaq won those FMVPs…” for the past 20 years. Despite what Kobe did in the West to get them to the Finals. Despite the fact that Shaq’s competition in the finals was below average. Didn’t matter.
This has never been a 1A 1B situation. Jaylen Brown hasn’t been better or even close to Jayson Tatum as a basketball player since Tatum was like 16 years old. It’s not a debate, the conversation has been stupid and disrespectful since day 1.
The Jaylen Brown disrespect is ridiculous
Thunder fan here if the Celtics and Thunder meet in the finals and Boston won..? Then me personally I would Tatum as the best player in world and let’s say my thunder gets to 70 wins then yes we got to put some damn respect on JT name
What if they win a title and JB is the FMVP or its really close.??
Where is this love for d wade
Doesn't he need to play a good Finals first?? 😅😂🤣
Bill & Zach > Tatum & Brown
Nobody outside of boston sees a Jayson Tatum legacy
Unless Jaylen Brown wins finals MVP again!
Tatum was the best player on the team last year and Brown earned FMVP over him easily. If Tatum got a FMVP this year, how would that prove anything about his legacy and being the best? It's not like the 2024 FMVP was an Iguodala MVP where it was ridiculous the best player didn't get it. Brown outplayed Tatum the entire playoffs – there were only 3-4 games max over four series where Tatum was the better player on the court. This isn't a talking point.
So biased 😂😂😂
‘80s Celtics never repeated either. Or ‘70s, right?
ZERO aura
It all depends if he's the Finals MVP then yes
He will be a top 5-10 player when it’s said and done idgaf
JT’s numbers were better than Browns in the finals. He deserved to win Finals MVP but he wasn’t a social justice BLM warrior like JB. A political choice was made.
Tatum was always way better than brown lol
I swear Bill Simmons is one of those guys where no matter how hard he tries hel never be able to fully evaluate the game or it's players