Jayson Tatum has spoken actually about his MVP targets and the way he gained’t let that get in the way in which of his staff’s total 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 whole common season.
He’s not trying to promote his personal particular person recreation in sacrifice of anything.
“Not chasing MVP, regardless of costing us video games,” Tatum mentioned after a preseason win in opposition to the Nuggets. “But when I’m in that dialog, meaning we’re probably the greatest groups. Meaning I’m enjoying the proper approach, and everyone within the staff is having success, and we’re getting into the proper path.”
Tatum is arguably the most effective 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 targets,” Tatum mentioned. “And we’re all mature sufficient and know what it’s to have staff success that nothing will get in the way in which of what we try to perform and be a particular and a fantastic place than we was final 12 months and even higher this 12 months.
“Whether or not the fellows wish to make the All-Defensive staff, All-Star, or be MVP, it’s best to have the ability to go after that. Meaning you’re having a hell of a 12 months, that you simply’re dominating, being the most effective model of your self, which we would like everyone to be.”
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