On March 22nd, The Celtics lost to the Wolves. Tracy McGrady said Tatum was hurting the team. Since then, Jayson Tatum is averaging 25⁄11.6⁄8 on 44/40/79. The team is 5-0 when he plays, with a 133 ORTG when he’s on the floor.
Not only has Tatum made the Celtics better, he’s made them a legitimate threat to win it. As crazy as it sounds, the injury might be the best thing to ever happen to the Celtics and Jayson Tatum. What. A. Hooper.