Honestly it may sound like a redundant statement but if the Celtics have the best record in the league (or conference) by seasons end, Tatum will be the MVP.
His scoring efficiency, defensive intensity and ball movement all add up to MVP level status.
I agree Tatum is a candidate for MVP. He's perhaps the most allround player in the league.
That said, fans hype up their own players and seem to ignore all the other great players.
How about two-time MVP's Jokic and Antetokounmpo? What if Doncic gets even better?
Your statement is too firm in my opinion.
Same thing as Scal who said that Tatum and Brown are clearly the best duo in the NBA.
I think Jokic with a healthy Murray, Antetokounmpo + Middleton, James + Davis, Embiid + Harden, Leonard back on track with George and even Durant + Irving have an argument with that.
Except Murray isn't healthy and Middleton isn't healthy and Davis isn't healthy and Harden and Embiid are clowns and Kawhi isn't healthy and Irving is a clown.
In other words, they, right now, are not on the Jays level. With the except of Brown's bad shooting last night, the Jays have been healthy and brilliant and working together tremendously.