For the most part, the Brooklyn Nets made easy work of the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, claiming the series victory in just five games. Yet, while the Cs — as a whole — proved no match for the Nets’ big three, superstar Jayson Tatum still got his. The two-time All-Star averaged 30.6 points per game in the series, including a 50-point outing in Game 3.
Tatum’s efforts did not go unnoticed, specifically by the man readily tasked with the duty of covering him, Nets forward Kevin Durant. A shoo-in Hall of Famer, Durant has dominated the NBA hardwood for nearly a decade and a half. Over that span, he’s also gotten a front-row seat to witness some of the best players the league has ever had to offer. And he believes Tatum, at just 23-years-old, is already firmly cemented in that category.
“I’ve been in the league for 13, 14 years, and I started to tally mark matchups and series and the players I’ve played against,” Durant said on his podcast The ETCs with Kevin Durant. “When I have conversations with my friends I’m like ‘Oh, I’ve had playoff series against Kobe, LeBron, Tim Duncan, the Memphis Grizzlies,’ like — Jayson Tatum is in that conversation now because he’s that elite level of player already at 23 and I’m like ‘Alright, I can see where this is going.'”
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