People pointing to Tatum's will, like Pho in relation to Siakam/George, are spot on, and to me that's what it's all about. Settling for long 2's is an issue because he's perfectly capable of getting to the rim, getting fouled, stepping back for the 3, and he's even a capable passer if you're a guy he likes to pass to. I think he passes better near the rim than he does whip it along the perimeter, but he should be able to simply choose to be more effective by being smarter. Same with defense, he has the ability as we saw in the playoffs but he hasn't looked great, even tho he's 19th in the NBA in Defensive WS. He seems to have most if not all of the tools.
If he was smarter, picked his spots more, or maybe he just got more experience or became a team's clear cut #1 or #2 option, these things could/would get solved.
If so, and he took the best shots available and committed to D and playmaking, he'd be back on the top 10 player track. I wouldn't say he's definitely on it now, and this is coming from a huge 'Draft Tatum' guy and 1 of only 2-3 posters who said he should start since '17 preseason, so I'm far from being a Tater Hater.