Expect to see a lot more of Boston Celtics All-Star wing Jayson Tatum at the free throw line in the coming 2021-22 season. With it evident at this stage of his career that the St. Louis native is nearly unstoppable when he takes it to the cup, opponents often find themselves fouling Tatum in order to stop his seemingly endless arms from getting the biscuit into the basket.
Working with longtime trainer Drew Hanlen, the Duke product is focusing on attacking the basket this offseason with an eye to expanding Tatum’s comfort with perhaps his most lethal means of putting points on the board according to the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy.
“The big thing for me is that he has to be able to initiate contact instead of letting the defender get to him first,” related Hanlen to the Herald.
In a June 28 appearance on Kicks’ “Beyond the Press” podcast, former teammate Jayson Tatum stuck up for Kyrie Irving in a discussion with host Ashley Nevel. https://t.co/s4lpZ9pdTv
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 2, 2021