The last time a Boston Celtics player won the MVP award was in the 1985-86 season when Larry Bird took home the trophy. And while this season started off rough, Jayson Tatum has arguably placed himself in the mix for the award.
By all accounts, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo have run away with the top three spots, but with how well the C’s have played lately, Tatum has begun getting some consideration.
Jared Weiss of The Athletic believes it won’t go much further than that, though. On a recent episode of Celtics Beat on CLNS Media, Weiss stated that Tatum would have to play on another level for the rest of the season to even come close to a top-5 finish.