After quite an underwhelming sophomore season, 22 year old Jayson Tatum raised his game significantly with the Boston Celtics in 2019-20 and, in turn, was bestowed the honors of NBA All-Star.
Through 59 games played, the third year wing saw himself boasting career high averages seemingly all across the board: 23.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.4 steals and just shy of a block per game on 45 percent shooting from the floor and 40 percent shooting from deep.
Behind his excellence, the C’s were thriving during the regular season to the tune of a 43-21 record, placing them at the third seed in the Eastern Conference, the fifth seed in the entire association and headed to their sixth straight playoff appearance — clinched a postseason berth on March 10th, just one day before the league’s COVID-19 induced hiatus.