Would Tatum Make The All-Time Celtics Starting Five?

[slightly biased bias fan]

My sentiment would be that Jayson Tatum just misses out on the best starting five in Celtics history.

Dennis Johnson
John Havlicek
Larry Bird
Kevin Garnett
Bill Russell

[Donoghus]

Only if you move Bird to the 4. Otherwise, Tatum isn't cracking the starting rotation.  Tatum has already surpassed Truth, though.

PG - Cousy
SG - Hondo
SF - Tatum
PF - Bird
C - Russell

[slamtheking]

My sentiment would be that Jayson Tatum just misses out on the best starting five in Celtics history.

Dennis Johnson
John Havlicek
Larry Bird
Kevin Garnett
Bill Russell

how the hell do you have DJ in the C's top 5? No knock on DJ but there's a number of other C's guards I'd put ahead of him.  Bob Cousy is clearly the number one PG this franchise has had.  I'd also put Mchale over KG as the starting PF.  KG didnt' spend enough time in green to get that honor -- most of his best years were in Minny.

[slamtheking]

Only if you move Bird to the 4. Otherwise, Tatum isn't cracking the starting rotation.  Tatum has already surpassed Truth, though.

PG - Cousy
SG - Hondo
SF - Tatum
PF - Bird
C - Russell

I don't think he's passed PP at all.  PP used to be the top of the league in 4th quarter points and was a clutch scorer - moreso than Tatum has shown.  to be fair, I think part of the issue with Tatum's clutch scoring is the coach he's playing for.  both played in 2 finals and PP didn't shrink in the spotlight unlike Tatum in the finals against GSW. 

[Vermont Green]

It is tough with the different eras.  I would have Havlicek, Pierce, and Tatum all about the same.  You could make a case for any combination of 2 of these 3 for the SG/SF positions.

As to PF, same could be said about Garnett and McHale.  Garnett was more important to the title that he won but McHale has a much longer tenure with the team and more titles.

For PG and C, there is not much question.  Cousy was an MVP while in a Celtic's uniform.  And Russell is Russell.