The only untouchable player on the Boston Celtics‘ roster during the 2023 NBA offseason? According to one league analyst, it’s star forward Jayson Tatum. Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz put together a list of every untouchable player in the league for the 2023 offseason, and the Celtics, according to Swartz, have but one — Tatum.
The B/R analyst believes that the St. Louis native is “perhaps a year or two away from joining the ‘best player in the NBA’ conversation, is under contract for multiple seasons, and could be the Finals MVP” for the 2023 Finals all before turning 26 years old.
“Already with four All-Star appearances to his name, Tatum led the NBA in total points (2,225) while finishing sixth overall in scoring average (30.1 points per game),” notes Swartz.
“If we weren’t witnessing a renaissance of big men right now, Tatum would be the frontrunner for his first MVP,” opines the author. “Expect both Tatum and (Jaylen) Brown to stay put next season, although unrestricted free agency looming for the latter in 2024 could cause some conversations to take place.”
That last bit could be a moot point if Brown qualifies for a supermax extension by making All-NBA and signs it, but Swartz is not wrong that Boston would likely explore the market if there were indications the Georgia native could leave in free agency.
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