Is Jayson Tatum Next Face Of The NBA? Chris Paul & Jeff Green Beef, Paolo Banchero Ceiling?
26Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is playing at an elite level over the last three months, and he's even muscled his way into the NBA MVP debate as a result.
He's still unlikely to win the award -- Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic are the clear favorites -- but the fact that Tatum is now in that conversation is still quite noteworthy.
Tatum is averaging 33.6 points per game and shooting 46.7 percent from 3-point range in March. The Celtics, unsurprisingly, have a 10-1 record this month and find themselves just 1.5 games out of first place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Simulation of Celtics' potential playoff matchups results in a twist
How much higher can Tatum elevate his game?
One prominent star thinks the Celtics forward could become the next face of the league.
“And to see the success he's had, I forget that he’s as young as he is. He’s been around me forever, right? I’ve known Jayson since he was in diapers. I’ve known him forever," Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal said on The Draymond Green Show podcast.
"And to see him now -- I’m barely growing my beard much -- Jay got a full beard. To see him grow into this young man, bro -- he’s the next face of the league, and I told him that that is your goal.
The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns are developing quite the little rivalry. The contempt for one another appeared to boil over Thursday night, as Nuggets forward Jeff Green attempted to break into the Suns locker room after the game. Nuggets players and staffers reportedly had to hold him back before he got inside the visiting locker room.
Paolo Banchero, a 19-year-old freshman big man, willed Duke to its 78-73 victory and a West Region matchup against Arkansas on Saturday in the Elite Eight.
Banchero scored a game-high 22 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range, allowing Mike Krzyzewski, who’s on a farewell tour to his brilliant career, to coach the Blue Devils for at least one more game.
Banchero’s performance left Krzyzewski breathless afterward, literally.
“Paolo did a couple of things tonight that he has never done in his life, and he did it instinctually,’’ Krzyzewski said. “He just wanted to win so badly, and it was so beautiful to see. You watch the tape and just see: It’s like when great players just go. They just go, and the moment and the need take them to a place that a great player would love to be in, and that’s where he was.
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