Jayson Tatum has been named the NBA’s Japanese Convention Participant of the Month, per NBA Communications.
That is Tatum’s fifth Participant of the Month award, second solely to Larry Chook’s seven for many in Boston Celtics historical past. This award consists of the total month of November and the few video games performed on the finish of October, during which Tatum averaged 28.7 factors per sport together with 8.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
Curiously, Tatum has received the primary Japanese Convention Participant of the Month in three consecutive seasons, turning into the primary participant in NBA historical past to do this in both convention. To come back out scorching every year is a exceptional achievement given the sheer variety of video games Tatum performs, reaching Recreation 7 of the Japanese Convention Finals or additional in all three continuing seasons.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who captured the Western Convention award, and Nikola Jokic nonetheless sit forward of Tatum in Most Invaluable Participant odds per DraftKings Sportsbook, although the NBA season continues to be not even 1 / 4 accomplished. Tatum was an early favourite to win the award each this and final season.
Tatum has sustained a remarkably constant scoring output regardless of an extremely gifted supporting solid, the latest return of Kristaps Porzingis and the emergence of Payton Pritchard as a official offensive creator. Regardless of this, Tatum’s sturdiness and skillful malleability stay the Celtics’ silver bullets, and may proceed to be for years to return.
