Whoever organized for Jayson Tatum and Derrick White to do their post-game media availability collectively after their second preseason recreation towards the Denver Nuggets deserves a elevate.
Celtics followers love Jayson Tatum and Derrick White. I wouldn’t say that love comes from Jayson and Derrick’s partaking post-game interviews. And that’s fantastic. They aren’t being paid to be post-game podcasters.
Earlier than every reply, the Celtics teammates shared a glance and a smile — even for an innocuous query about beating the most effective groups within the league within the preseason.
Like most NBA superstars, Jayson Tatum prides himself on having a selected type concerning pre- and post-game “suits.” When a reporter accused him of getting a faux watch, Tatum had one of many extra actual reactions we’ve seen from him
Tatum has at all times been comparatively frugal. His mom, Brandy, didn’t let him spend any of the cash from his first contract on issues outdoors of requirements. If he wished to spend cash, that needed to come from endorsements. So, I suppose it’s doable the watch is faux. Tatum’s response would counsel that the “child’s watch” most likely prices greater than my automobile.
A part of what made the Boston Celtics so dominant final season, outdoors of their overwhelming expertise, was their dedication to successful the margins each evening, like limiting turnovers and the opposing group’s free throw makes an attempt.
The Celtics weren’t an elite offensive rebounding group final 12 months; they ranked 14th in offensive rebound share. Nonetheless, Mazzulla applied having gamers, typically guards, crash the offensive boards from the corners — an efficient tactic as I’m certain you may image Jrue Vacation and Payton Pritchard hovering in from the corners to safe additional possessions for the Celtics offense.
Tatum might have scoffed on the concept of a paltry two offensive rebounds for Derrick White within the second preseason recreation towards the Denver Nuggets, but when White had been to common two offensive rebounds per recreation, that may have ranked him second within the NBA final season by way of offensive rebounds per recreation for gamers beneath six-foot-seven.
Seeing the fellows smile and snicker up on the stage was refreshing. Extra of that may be a welcome change to the post-game pressers.
