Jayson Tatum and his Boston Celtics are heading back to the Eastern Conference Finals and hope they can win their first championship in years.
But will Tatum deliver or will his team come up short again?
The co-hosts of “The Carton Show” had an extensive conversation about Tatum and his skills on Tuesday and Tim Hardaway Sr. made a strong statement about the young star.
“Jayson Tatum is one of the best players that’s ever going to play this game,” Hardaway said.
"Jayson Tatum is one of the best players that's ever going to play this game."
— @HardawaySr pic.twitter.com/GW9NDrWylh
— The Carton Show (@TheCartonShow) May 21, 2024
Other people on the panel disagreed with Hardaway because they said Tatum hasn’t proven himself in the postseason.
They also spoke about last year’s playoffs, when the Celtics were able to come back from a huge deficit against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals but weren’t able to win it all and fight for a title.
This season, the expectations for Tatum and the Celtics are higher than ever.
After claiming the best record of 2023-24 and sailing through the first two rounds of the playoffs, they are about to take on the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Finals.
If they aren’t able to beat them and win the Finals, many people will think things need to change in Boston.
Some critics take issue with how Tatum plays in the postseason and they say he isn’t able to rise to the occasion.
Others think he is young and getting better and better as the years go on.
But Hardaway thinks that Tatum will be one of the greatest of all time and a Finals win could be on the way.
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