Jayson Tatum, Small Forward
Relevant Details: 6’8”, wears #0. Pretty good at basketball, but his real value to the is providing quality Deuce courtside content.
High-end prediction: Tatum goes nuclear, breaking some sort of scoring record and wresting control of the coveted “Everyone-Thinks-He’s-the-Best-Player-in-the-World” belt away from Nikola Jokic. Tatum wins his first Most Valuable Player Award and is unequivocally the best player on the court in every playoff series. Tatum and Deuce hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy together and all of Celtics Nation melts from happiness overload.
(takes a moment to savor the glory of that image)
Reasonable prediction: Tatum continues his tenure on the All-NBA First Team and adds additional levels of complexity to his already super-duper-mega star game.