Kendrick Perkins apologizes to Boston Celtics MVP contender Jayson Tatum

Some NBA analysts are starting to admit they didn’t know Tatum wasn’t included in the MVP conversation sooner.

Kendricks admits he was wrong about Tatum

On Wednesday, ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins was among the analysts who harshly criticized Tatum before and after the Celtics’ recent title. Perkins acknowledged Tatum’s special season so far and changes his mind on Tatum as the MVP frontrunner on NBA Today.

“Jason Tatum, I’m sorry because we should mention your name more often when it comes to the three letters of MVP. We’re talking about everyone else, but we’re not talking about that man who constantly comes over night after night flirting with 30-point triple-doubles.

What makes Tatum an MVP candidate?

There are a few simple reasons why a player is a serious MVP candidate. The first is that the Stars are on a true playoff team. The Celtics are currently in second place in the Eastern Conference with an overall record of 12-3. They trail only the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-1) in the conference standings.

However, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers at home on Tuesday night, 120-117. Tatum had a monster game against the Cavaliers, scoring 33 points while shooting 11 of 22 field goals, 6 of 10 from the three-point arc and 5 of 7 at the free throw line. He also had twelve rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

“I think we take away from him the simple fact that surrounds him, but the way he’s taken over games, we know he’s a runner, we know he’s improving his three-point shooting and his form what helped his three points.” -point shooting. Beyond that, for me, it’s the rebounds, the double-digit rebounds that he scores.”

Another big reason a player is named league MVP is his high stat build and overall consistency across the field. Players like Jokic, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, Russell Westbrook and James Harden have all boosted their shooting, rebounding and assist stats to stand out from their peers.

In 15 games played, Tatum averaged 29.9 points per game on a 46.4% field goal percentage and 39.4% three-point shooting percentage. He also averages 8.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 0.5 blocks and 1.4 steals per game. These are easily some of the best season average stats of his career so far.

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