Aside from the personnel issues, Tatum is also unlikely to shoot a scorching 52 percent on corner threes again. If that seems unreasonable, consider that Klay Thompson has shot better than 47 percent from the corners only once in his career. He's never matched Tatum's 52 percent.
Can't tell what the reasoning is here - regression to the mean? What mean (it's only one season)? Usually players
improve after their rookie seasons.
If you believe Tatum is going to be a better shooter than Thompson, you've crossed the rubicon between optimism and pure fantasy.
"Crossing the Rubicon" means there's no going back, but if there's one thing that we can take away from years of NBA commentary, it's that the experts will adapt their opinions as the facts on the ground change.
While there's no need to believe anything about Tatum's future as a shooter, he's surely got a good chance to eclipse Klay. It's not fantasy, it's not even optimism - it's solid numbers. At this stage in their careers, Tatum is better. Predictably, he'll be better over his career.