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Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum 'thankful' for making All-NBA first team, but wants rules around voting

MIAMI - Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has said repeatedly over the past year that he felt disrespected by being left off of last year's All-NBA teams -- a decision that cost Tatum tens of millions of dollars on his current contract.

After Tatum was selected to the All-NBA first team Tuesday evening, he said Wednesday ahead of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat that there should be some sort of criteria for voters to follow in making their selections.

"What's the saying, a day late and a dollar short?