Celtics three goals: Jayson Tatum needs to step into that rarified air

Here are three goals for Jayson Tatum to focus on ahead of the 2023-24 Boston Celtics season.

There are big expectations for the Boston Celtics this season. They’re poised for another deep postseason run, and still on the prowl for a coveted 18th banner. As is often the case in the NBA, it becomes the responsibility of a team’s best player to make good on lofty predictions. For the Celtics, that person is Jayson Tatum.

Tatum is already one of the league’s most accomplished young players and bonafide stars. He earned All-NBA First Team honors last year while proving a clutch performer in the postseason. In fact, it may have been Tatum’s ankle injury in the early moments of Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals that cost the Celtics a shot at a title.

That said, the former Duke Blue Devil is still just 25 years old, and there’s plenty he can do to improve further as a player. With the 2023-24 regular season around the corner, where can we expect Tatum to improve his game?

Here are three goals for Tatum ahead of the next season: