“I would love to be on the Mount Rushmore of Celtics,” Jayson Tatum told The Messenger’s Jeff Goodman earlier this month. “[Larry] Bird, [Bill] Russell, Paul Pierce and those guys. They paved the way.”
Tatum’s chat with Goodman made its rounds throughout the Celtics community for good reason. He had plenty of encouraging thoughts to share, including aspirations to win titles, be named to All-Defensive teams, and of course, be considered amongst the storied franchise’s greats.
The Celtics might have the steepest Mt. Rushmore to climb of any NBA team. The Lakers’ may be just as steep, in fairness to those purple and gold freaks.