NBA observers are raving about Jayson Tatum’s early Summer League performance
Though the Celtics lost their second Summer League contest to the Spurs Wednesday night, the team’s first-round draft pick Jayson Tatum continued to dazzle after scoring the game-winner against the 76ers just two days prior.
Tatum tallied a double-double, notching 23 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. In the second quarter, the 19-year-old connected for a sweet put-back dunk off of Abdel Nader’s missed three-point attempt.
Jayson Tatum wants your attention. He’s got ours. #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/ri5TTciK1f
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 6, 2017
Here are some of the forward’s other highlights from the game:
.@jaytatum0 recorded a double-double tonight with 23 points & 10 rebounds #CelticsSummer ☘️ https://t.co/20PPnhgAoI
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 6, 2017
Tatum’s performance sparked a bevy of positive reactions on Twitter.
Another strong night for Jayson Tatum so far. 15 points, 4 rebounds with 2:13 left in the second quarter. Doing damage inside and out.
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) July 5, 2017
Jayson Tatum’s averages through first 2 summer league games.
22 PPG
8.5 RPG
2.5 APG
3 SPG
1.5 TO/G
51% FG
80% FT
25% 3pt (2-of-8)— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) July 6, 2017
also don’t love other people than Tatum even touching the ball
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) July 6, 2017
Summer Celtics have given up a ton of second-chance points, but let’s concentrate on what’s important: Jayson Tatum looks outstanding.
— Marc D’Amico (@Marc_DAmico) July 5, 2017
Summer League is great for seeing if a player has improved since the end of their college season: Jayson Tatum has gotten A LOT better.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) July 5, 2017
Basically either Tatum has the ball or this game is full Summer League
— Ryan Bernardoni (@dangercart) July 5, 2017
And the Celtics Summer League coach Jerome Allen also had nothing but high praise for the incoming rookie.
“He’s physical, he competes, he rebounds, he puts it on the floor, he passes, he scores from the post, midrange and long-ball,” Allen told reporters after the game. “You’d be hard-pressed to find another 19-year-old in this country that just has the demeanor that he has.”
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