The conversation about being the face of the league kept making rounds during the Boston Celtics’ run at the NBA Playoffs. While he may not have won the two Finals MVP trophies, Jayson Tatum is still largely considered the primary star of Joe Mazzulla’s squad. This is despite having Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White on the squad. He will also get to compete alongside LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant. This is to further solidify himself as one of the Team USA greats in the Olympics.
It takes a lot to follow in the footsteps of the great Celtics players who have come before Jayson Tatum. That challenge got even harder when they won the Larry O’Brien trophy. His name was effectively entered into the face of the NBA conversation. The fact that he was also named the new cover athlete of NBA 2k and even gets to start in the Team USA Olympics squad proves that the expectations are very lofty. However, the Celtics superstar put it upon himself to be the next face of the league, via 7 PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony.
“There’s a lot of conversations about to be had about who the next face of the league is. Who’s the best player? Who’s going to replace LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and those guys? Like, I want to be the next Bron and KD. How do you do that, how do you separate yourself? You win a championship. You win multiple,” Jayson Tatum declared.
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