The Boston Celtics’ hot start to the 2022-23 NBA season has been powered in no small part by the leap forward made by superstar forward Jayson Tatum, with the St. Louis native’s Most Valuable Player-caliber play contributing to a high rate of Celtics wins this season.
Some of that growth has come on the defensive end of the court, with Tatum morphing into one of the better players on that end of the court on the team. Some of it has been offensive growth with his stronger frame and higher motor translating into career-high scoring numbers for the Duke alumnus.
That growth has caught the attention of NBA analysts around the league, with HoopsHype’s Frank Urbina writing about Tatum’s leap and how it has Boston “looking like the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, if not the outright championship, with his play.”
Fast PP may have an intense way to practice his handle, but he’s got nothing on Pistol Pete. https://t.co/J0zXDWxMSG
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 22, 2022