The Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum had a strong start to the 2022–23 NBA season. Tatum has had a fantastic season, which has helped the Celtics maintain their grasp on the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics are the only club in the league right now with 30 victories.
Being the leader of the first seed in the East, Tatum is also a part of the conversation about winning the MVP award this season. But Jayson Tatum and the Celtics cannot be too tension free because the Brooklyn Nets are slowly but surely catching up to them with the NBA All-Star game arriving soon.
Speaking of the NBA All-Star game, Kevin Durant led the Eastern Conference after the first fan vote returns. If KD can get healthy before the NBA All-Star Game, he will definitely be one of the starters for the East.
Stephen A. Smith Thinks Jayson Tatum Deserves To Start Over Kevin Durant In The NBA All-Star Game
We are past the midway point of the season, and according to NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith, Jayson Tatum has impressed him more than Kevin Durant so far this season. As a result, Smith believes that Tatum should start over Durant in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.
“I would have to remove KD. And that’s saying a lot from me, because I think when KD is healthy he is the best on the planet, and I think he’s the leading candidate for MVP. Here’s why I’ll remove him. I can’t remove Joel Embiid because there’s ain’t a center on the planet, as far as I’m concerned, better than him, not particularly in the Eastern Conference. I can’t remove Giannis because that’s your power forward, who, by the way, is a champion and a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and is balling out, averaging 47 and 17 over the last three-to-six games or something. I can’t do that. Here’s where I can pick Tatum over KD. Similar stats but a better record. And by the way, the last time we saw y’all two against each other, Tatum swept you. That’s why.”
While what Smith said is true in itself, snubbing Kevin Durant for Jayson Tatum certainly seems shocking. Even at 34 years old, Durant has been playing sensationally and has rightfully earned his spot as an NBA All-Star starter.
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