Jaylen Brown has a $300 million contract, and Jayson Tatum is expected to get one, too. But, neither player seems to care who's considered Boston’s best player. And with the Celtics back in the NBA Finals for the second time in three years, they have another chance to finally win a ring that has alluded them.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum congratulates guard Jaylen Brown after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Monday, May 13, 2024, in Cleveland. Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is congratulated by forward Jayson Tatum after a after a 3-point basket during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monday, May 13, 2024, in Cleveland.
It has created natural comparisons between them along the way, fostering an atmosphere in which fans and sports pundits alike have tried to parse out which one of them is better, whose spot is most untouchable on the roster and which of them is more pivotal to the Celtics’ success as they prepare to lead the team to the franchise’s 18th NBA title.
While Horford has taken on mostly a reserve role this season, backing up 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis, Tatum and Brown have taken their play up a notch. “Obviously, we’ve been there before, we came up short,” Tatum said. “You don’t always get a second chance, so really just looking at it as a second chance and trying to simplify things as much as we can.”“Big time players make big time plays,” Tatum said of Brown.
After he was named conference finals MVP, he acknowledged it did offer at least some motivation, particularly on the defensive side of the ball which he said he put most of his work into this past offseason.
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