Joerg Teuchert
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Jayson tatum grows.
On the field, he adds elements to his game that make it more and more difficult to keep. It matures in, the Boston Celtics hope, an elite player who can lead them to a championship.
He’s also literally growing off the pitch. The internet was inundated this weekend with talk of Tatum turning 6’10 ″, and looking at him on the pitch, it’s pretty clear that whatever height he adds comes with it. a fair amount of extra muscle.
“I probably gained about 10 pounds,” Tatum said after Wednesday practice. Adding strength to what was once a gangly executive has always been a priority for him, and looking at the photo above in relation to him in his rookie photoshoot, it’s pretty clear he’s achieved that. goal.
GREENBURGH, NY – AOT 11: Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photoshoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. (Photo by Elsa / Getty Images)Getty Images
“I think it’s obviously in the weight room,” Tatum explained.
And then he suppressed a smile as he dropped the mic as he walked out the door. When Tatum first arrived in Boston, people marveled at what he was doing at 19. “He’s only 19” has become so obnoxiously popular that people have turned him into a meme and continue to call him 19. Now, a few months after his 23rd birthday, Tatum concluded his media availability by saying: “(I) get older, my body is starting to mature. I’m not 19 anymore.
No, it certainly isn’t. In fact, he’ll be 23 in March, and if things turn out the way he hopes he’ll work his way into the MVP conversation. As his body and mind mature, he has the potential to become one of the the real superstars of the league. But he will not be taken in.
“I don’t really know what that means, you know, what makes someone a superstar? I guess it’s up to others to decide whether you are or not, ”Tatum said. “I don’t really get carried away by being technically a superstar. I just feel like every year I want to improve, I want to improve. I don’t put a cap on where I’m trying to get to. I want to be one of the best. I wanna be one of the best at playing this game. I wanna be one of the best at the game. So I don’t think now I feel any different. Every year I take the approach that I just want to be better than I was last year.
He’s a great example of maturity, which is very impressive for a 19-year-old.
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