Welcome to Shades Of, where SI experts discuss young, emerging stars across all sports in the context of which current veterans or retired athletes they draw comparisons to, based on everything from stats to stature, style and more.
Who does Jayson Tatum remind you of?
There are certain players that as soon as they enter the NBA, you know they are going to be scorers. Carmelo Anthony, scorer. Kevin Durant, scorer. Damian Lillard, scorer. Boston's Jayson Tatum is cut from that cloth. He has the length of Durant, the hair trigger release of Lillard and the confidence of Carmelo.