The Latest Breaking News from Jayson Tatum

If the typical trend of Tatum adding to his game continues over the course of the season on top of the defensive intensity he is bringing to the court so far this season coupled with new offensive wrinkles making him a more complete player, the answer may well be yes.

The Nets star was in disbelief over a call during Monday’s Thunder-Celtics game.

The St. Louis native has added an increased ability to get to the rim, draw fouls, and on the other end of the court, defend as well as anyone on a squad with several perennial Defensive Players of the Year candidates.

The St. Louis native looked every bit the part of an MVP candidate

With no Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, or Malcolm Brogdon (or Robert Williams III or Danilo Gallinari, while we are at it), the Celtics called on the next man up with a 43-point explosion from superstar forward Jayson Tatum to secure the win.

Jayson Tatum received the pass in the right corner behind the 3-point line, directly in front of the Pistons' bench, and Detroit’s coaching staff, including former Celtics assistant Jerome Allen, practically begged its players to come help. Bojan Bogdanović eventually made a few steps over, but it was too late…

Some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics' 13th game of their 2022-23 campaign.

"We knew Jayson Tatum could score with the best, but I see this year, he's taken another step," added KG, who moved off his preseason skepticism of his old team.

What Celtics and NBA Twitter had to say about a convincing win by Boston over a projected contender.