What do people think Tatum's chances of being all-NBA this season are? This makes a significant difference for the salary cap, as I understand it, because the Celtics would probably have to pay 30% of the cap on his next contract rather than 25%. This makes a big difference for a team that will probably try and work out a contract with Hayward and avoid the repeater tax at the same time.
There are 15 spots on the all-NBA teams (1st, 2nd, and 3rd). Without much thought as to position, here are the players I think should definitely come before Tatum:
Lebron
Giannis
Embiid
Siakam
Doncic
Harden
Davis
Leonard
That's 8 players, with 7 slots remaining. Here are the players which I think *probably* should go before Tatum:
T. Young
Simmons (new injury might affect this)
Lillard
Gobert
Jokic
That brings us to 13, leaving 2 spots. Here are some more that I would put more or less on the same level as Tatum:
Westbrook
K. Walker
Adebayo
Butler
Beale
Lowry
C. Paul
Ingram
Mitchell
What do people think Tatum's chances are? He's absolutely playing at an all-NBA level, but the competition is going to be stiff.