Jayson Tatum's improved play

[Donoghus]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

[Fafnir]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

[Somebody]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

This late surge is just nuts - he's getting up there in both box and non-box metrics. Eating sweet crow on Tatum

[saltlover]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

I don’t want him All-NBA until after his rookie contract is done, so he isn’t eligible for the 30% max.  He can play at that level, but I would like the voters to deny him the honor until year 5.

[Somebody]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

I don’t want him All-NBA until after his rookie contract is done, so he isn’t eligible for the 30% max.  He can play at that level, but I would like the voters to deny him the honor until year 5.

It's very much possible - plenty of deserving players have been snubbed of All-League honours in favour of lesser players.

[nickagneta]

Seeing now that if Tatum continues his developmental path, he has the possibility of being a 1st team All-NBA and/or an MVP in his future and that Romeo is looking like he might be a high quality player, that trade by Danny is looking like grand larceny.

Tatum and Langford for Fultz.

I tip my hat to you Danny.

[Jban13]

Tatum’s improved play has been amazing over the last month+. Has taken an big leap and if he can continue this in the playoffs it raises our playoff ceiling significantly. Out of curiousity: Anyone know what the max contract extension we can give Tatum after this year is?

[Roy H.]

Seeing now that if Tatum continues his developmental path, he has the possibility of being a 1st team All-NBA and/or an MVP in his future and that Romeo is looking like he might be a high quality player, that trade by Danny is looking like grand larceny.

Tatum and Langford for Fultz.

I tip my hat to you Danny.

Yeah, I did not expect this kind of third year leap. He’s already in Paul George territory.

[Donoghus]

Seeing now that if Tatum continues his developmental path, he has the possibility of being a 1st team All-NBA and/or an MVP in his future and that Romeo is looking like he might be a high quality player, that trade by Danny is looking like grand larceny.

Tatum and Langford for Fultz.

I tip my hat to you Danny.

Someone should set that up as a daily reminder on the Liberty Ballers page.

[jambr380]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

I don’t want him All-NBA until after his rookie contract is done, so he isn’t eligible for the 30% max.  He can play at that level, but I would like the voters to deny him the honor until year 5.

It's going to be cutting it close. There has to be one Center on each of the teams, correct? So that would mean: Giannis, Kawhi, Lebron, AD, and Siakam are probably definites. That would leave: Tatum,  George, Butler, and maybe Ingram to fight over that last spot. I would say it's currently Butler's to lose, but if Tatum keeps up the pace he's on, it will be hard to leave him off.

That is saying nothing about next year, and with Tatum's popularity, he will really need to stagnate not to make it (we don't want that). KD will be back, though, so maybe he just keeps Tatum off.

[nickagneta]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

I don’t want him All-NBA until after his rookie contract is done, so he isn’t eligible for the 30% max.  He can play at that level, but I would like the voters to deny him the honor until year 5.

It's going to be cutting it close. There has to be one Center on each of the teams, correct? So that would mean: Giannis, Kawhi, Lebron, AD, and Siakam are probably definites. That would leave: Tatum,  George, Butler, and maybe Ingram to fight over that last spot. I would say it's currently Butler's to lose, but if Tatum keeps up the pace he's on, it will be hard to leave him off.

That is saying nothing about next year, and with Tatum's popularity, he will really need to stagnate not to make it (we don't want that). KD will be back, though, so maybe he just keeps Tatum off.

Tatum has moved ahead of Siakam, in my book. I wouldn't have Siakam as a definite.

[Who]

The Problem is our next The Truth in Boston.

He's going to be better than The Truth before all is said & done.

He really does look like he will be which still seems nuts to me but he's on track.

I really think he's going to make all-nba with this late surge. Which puts him as reaching that and all-star status at 21, where Pierce achieved it at 24. (3rd year for Tatum, 4th year for Pierce)

I don’t want him All-NBA until after his rookie contract is done, so he isn’t eligible for the 30% max.  He can play at that level, but I would like the voters to deny him the honor until year 5.

It's going to be cutting it close. There has to be one Center on each of the teams, correct? So that would mean: Giannis, Kawhi, Lebron, AD, and Siakam are probably definites. That would leave: Tatum,  George, Butler, and maybe Ingram to fight over that last spot. I would say it's currently Butler's to lose, but if Tatum keeps up the pace he's on, it will be hard to leave him off.

That is saying nothing about next year, and with Tatum's popularity, he will really need to stagnate not to make it (we don't want that). KD will be back, though, so maybe he just keeps Tatum off.

AD will probably be a center on those All-NBA teams to free up another forward slot. Too many deserving forwards to choose from.

[ETNCeltics]

Let's hope Tatum gets the honor..... a year from now.

IMO, he's on the bubble at this point, but if he continues to play like yesterday, there's no stopping it.

There's about a dozen guys who are locks, then Tatum, Siakham, Gobert, Young, Kemba, maybe PG13, Middleton, Lowery, Simmons all with legit claims to those last 3 or 4 spots.

Although, that ship is on the verge of sailing already, 4 of Tatum's best games have been against the LA teams, all nationally televised.

[Somebody]

Let's hope Tatum gets the honor..... a year from now.

IMO, he's on the bubble at this point, but if he continues to play like yesterday, there's no stopping it.

There's about a dozen guys who are locks, then Tatum, Siakham, Gobert, Young, Kemba, maybe PG13, Middleton, Lowery, Simmons all with legit claims to those last 3 or 4 spots.

Although, that ship is on the verge of sailing already, 4 of Tatum's best games have been against the LA teams, all nationally televised.

According the Saltlover the ideal time for him to receive All-NBA honours is his 5th year, since he'll be ineligible for the 30% max in such a scenario.

[nickagneta]

Actually, if Tatum makes All-NBA this season but doesn't next season, he isn't eligible for the 30% pay level. So, technically,  Tatum wouldn't need to wait to his 5th year to make an All-NBA team to avoid that 30% number.

From Coon:

In order to qualify for the higher maximum salary, players must meet certain performance criteria1. At least one of the following must be true:

The player was named to the All-NBA First, Second or Third team in the most recent season, or both of the two seasons that preceded the most recent season.

The player was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the most recent season, or both of the two seasons that preceded the most recent season.

The player was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in any of the three most recent seasons.

For example, if this is the 2018 offseason, then a player met the performance criteria if he accomplished any of the following:

Named to the All-NBA First, Second or Third team in 2017-18

Named to the All-NBA First, Second or Third team in both 2015-16 and 2016-17

Named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2017-18

Named the Defensive Player of the Year in both 2015-16 and 2016-17

Named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2015-16, 2016-17 or 2017-18