Jayson Tatum has spoken truthfully about his MVP targets and the way he gained’t let that get in the way in which of his crew’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 complete common season.
He’s not seeking to promote his personal particular person recreation in sacrifice of anything.
“Not chasing MVP, despite costing us video games,” Tatum stated after a preseason win in opposition to the Nuggets. “But when I’m in that dialog, meaning we’re among the best groups. Meaning I’m taking part in the appropriate means, and everyone within the crew is having success, and we’re moving into the appropriate path.”
Tatum is arguably the perfect participant on the Celtics and lots of people thought he would go to a different stage final season, nonetheless his teammate Jaylen Brown was the one who collected ECF MVP and Finals MVP awards.
“Everyone ought to have particular person targets,” Tatum stated. “And we’re all mature sufficient and know what it’s to have crew success that nothing will get in the way in which of what we try 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 fellows need to make the All-Defensive crew, All-Star, or be MVP, it is 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 perfect model of your self, which we would like everyone to be.”
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