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Is Jayson Tatum a breakout candidate? - what is his ceiling?

Those are two major questions. In my interview with Brian Scalabrine, I asked if he thought Jayson Tatum might become an NBA MVP. Scal shied away from that high expectation but did say Tatum could be All-NBA first or second team even this year.

SI's Michael Shapiro thinks Jayson could be both a breakout player this upcoming season and a future MVP. This is what he had to say:

The St. Louis native Tatum) is more than a high-volume scorer.