‘We’re watching a true superstar blossom in front of us,’ says Bulls champ BJ Armstrong of Jayson Tatum

The three-time Chicago champ thinks Taco Jay is about to take over.

By now it is clear that the postseason fate of the Boston Celtics is tied in large part to the abilities of star forward Jayson Tatum. His leap to a borderline Most Valuable Player-level talent has raised the ceiling of the Celtics to a contender, so long as the St. Louis native plays up to his potential.

Yet, even in contests where it counts such as Game 1 in Boston’s first-round playoff series with the Brooklyn Nets, it took Tatum a bit longer than one would hope given the stakes to get his game going. Could the Duke product have a cold spell that might end the Celtics’ season early?

Three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls BJ Armstrong is a believer in what he has seen from Tatum so far, and said as much in a recent interview on the “Rich Eisen” show.

Check out the video embedded above to hear what the Bulls champion has to say about Boston’s All-Star swingman against the Nets.

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