Jayson Tatum has spoken actually about his MVP objectives and the way he gained’t let that get in the best way of his staff’s general success.
Tatum completed exterior the highest 5 in MVP voting final season, regardless of being one of many leaders in scoring, assists, and rebounds for the complete common season.
He’s not seeking to promote his personal particular person sport in sacrifice of anything.
“Not chasing MVP, despite costing us video games,” Tatum mentioned after a preseason win towards the Nuggets. “But when I’m in that dialog, meaning we’re top-of-the-line groups. Meaning I’m taking part in the fitting method, and all people within the staff is having success, and we’re stepping into the fitting path.”
Tatum is arguably the perfect participant on the Celtics and lots of people thought he would go to a different degree final season, nevertheless his teammate Jaylen Brown was the one who collected ECF MVP and Finals MVP awards.
“Everyone ought to have particular person objectives,” Tatum mentioned. “And we’re all mature sufficient and know what it’s to have staff success that nothing will get in the best way of what we are attempting to perform and be a particular and an incredible place than we was final 12 months and even higher this 12 months.
“Whether or not the blokes need to make the All-Defensive staff, All-Star, or be MVP, you need to be capable of go after that. Meaning you’re having a hell of a 12 months, that you just’re dominating, being the perfect model of your self, which we would like all people to be.”
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