Kyler1313

168 | 4 hours ago

Fun fact:

Did you know Philadelphia had the opportunity to draft Jayson Tatum?

^(this is a fact that has never been brought up before)

CGWOLFE

53 | 4 hours ago

They really didn’t; celtics traded that pick…

YaPhetsEz

43 | 4 hours ago

Yeah the celtics were always taking tatum. If they thought someone else was they would have picked him at 1.

drpepper7557 | Heat

11 | 3 hours ago

Okay but what if they were wrong? Its not like Philly wasnt allowed to change their mind after the trade

asonkidd

10 | 3 hours ago

Also nothing stopping Lakers from taking him. It was a risk on their end for sure

hylianknight

2 | an hour ago

I can’t say I was following closely at the time, but from what I remember sports media made it seem like the Ball family - Laker courtship was looking like a sure thing

Son_of_Atreus | Celtics

1 | 4 minutes ago

Magic Johnson was not a subtle GM and he basically declared that Lonzo was a lock for them

YaPhetsEz

7 | 3 hours ago

Then no one will ever trade with the philly front office again, and their GM gets fired?

Djax99 | Celtics

4 | 3 hours ago

it was not open knowledge that the C’s were drafting tatum. Lotta people thought Josh Jackson

Cudizonedefense | Heat

1 | 28 minutes ago

That’s not a thing

Kyler1313

24 | 4 hours ago

Way before the draft. The pick was always going to be Fultz, I mean he was an incredible draft prospect. But the whole point that the Sixers couldn’t have drafted Tatum because they made some handshake agreement during the trade doesn’t really hold up when Boston was heavily scouting Josh Jackson right before the draft before he canceled his draft visit and pissed off Danny Ainge.

DalliLlama | Heat

5 | 3 hours ago

People ignoring that pick was traded before the draft. And while Fultz was the favorite, things could’ve happened to change that like other trades or negative stories. If Boston wanted to guarantee Tatum, they would’ve taken him #1 rather than risking anything in the lead up to the draft along with a 2nd team being ahead of them.

DalliLlama | Heat

15 | 4 hours ago

They really did though…Boston traded the pick because they thought it’d be fine and it was. But if they wanted to assure it wasn’t Tatum they could’ve drafted Fultz and traded his rights to Philly instead.

CGWOLFE

1 | 4 hours ago

Do you think GM’s don’t discuss this with each other when picks are traded?

BigStrongPolarGuy

5 | 3 hours ago

Do you think lying is illegal?

Yes, the Celtics were aware that Philly would take Fultz, and probably heard that from the Philly front office themselves. But Philly was entirely within their rights to change their minds, or just lie to Boston in the first place, and take Tatum.

DiseaseRidden | BOS

2 | 3 hours ago

Yes, they could absolutely lie. And in turn ruin their reputation amongst other GMs so nobody wants to deal with them in the future. This isn’t 2k, youre dealing with actual people and actions have consequences.

Cudizonedefense | Heat

1 | 27 minutes ago

When has that ever actually happened lol

DalliLlama | Heat

1 | 23 minutes ago

It wouldn’t have even necessarily been lying. The trade was made days apart. Maybe at the moment it was Fultz and then after more conversations things changed. Trying to hold Philly to a verbal promise several days before the draft would’ve been laughable.

CGWOLFE

-1 | 3 hours ago

Great way to be black balled by the league. No one would trade with philly. Philly education system not representing well here.

Cudizonedefense | Heat

1 | 26 minutes ago

Only Celtics fans unironically think this

DalliLlama | Heat

3 | 3 hours ago

Yeah? So Boston had intel that Philly probably wasn’t gunna take Tatum. Thats not the same as guaranteeing Philly couldn’t take him. It’s just as likely Boston was okay with either player which is why they traded the pick vs draft rights.

Boston will never say otherwise cause Tatum is there and it obviously worked out. But if they truly wanted to guaranteed Tatum, then they would’ve made sure Philly had zero chance by drafting Fultz on behalf of Philly and trading him for the pick that becomes Tatum.

no_good_names_avail | Raptors

0 | 4 hours ago

Yeah.. The number one pick?

CGWOLFE

1 | 4 hours ago

The Celtics wouldn’t have traded the pick if philly was planning to draft Tatum…

cashappmebitch | Wizards

1 | 3 hours ago

Markelle Fultz was so good in college though. He was easily a better prospect than Tatum and you can’t fault them for drafting him

deets23_ | Celtics

120 | 4 hours ago

That’s my 🐐

Mg29reaper | Celtics

106 | 4 hours ago

Dude hes so good.

bootywizard42O | NBA

19 | 3 hours ago

x4

Ok_Breakfast7588

13 | 4 hours ago

He’s so good.

TheBigF128 | United States

4 | 3 hours ago

He then said he wanted to add Tatum to the list of players he works out with this summer.

Dry-Manufacturer391

2 | 2 hours ago

It’s actually unreal how good he feels. If he stays healthy he is gonna have an insane career.

HS941317

96 | 4 hours ago

Superstar

SwarmThatWalks | Celtics

43 | 4 hours ago

Top fye

CaptainCerealCanada | Nuggets

60 | 4 hours ago

Jokic
SGA
Wemby
Tatum
Luka

nicklovin508 | Celtics

23 | 3 hours ago

This guy knows ball

Subject_Bonus7372

17 | 3 hours ago

Agree with this list.

oklolzzzzs

-19 | 3 hours ago

Luka should be 3rd or 4th

brewin91 | Celtics

19 | 3 hours ago

No

DiseaseRidden | BOS

12 | 3 hours ago

There are two sides of the game

Livid-Cardiologist94

-7 | an hour ago

Luka just happens to be significantly better on the side that matters more

fredinNH | Celtics

4 | an hour ago

Bill Russell

DiseaseRidden | BOS

2 | an hour ago

Hes marginally better on the side that people care about more, and significantly worse on the side that matters similarly but isn’t as flashy, to the point where he’s a defensive liability.

Livid-Cardiologist94

1 | an hour ago

How is he only “marginally” better offensively?

DiseaseRidden | BOS

3 | an hour ago

Because Tatum is also very good offensively?

Livid-Cardiologist94

-2 | an hour ago

Luka’s a tier above in scoring and a tier above in playmaking. Yeah Tatum’s very good but Luka’s one of the best engines ever

AgadorFartacus | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

Doesn’t do anything off-ball and can’t get to the rim off the dribble.

Livid-Cardiologist94

1 | an hour ago

Yeah fair enough about his off ball offense being bad but off ball offense isn’t super important, especially with how often Luka has the ball. He doesn’t get to the rim like he used to either but he’s still able to create a lot of rim pressure with a lob threat and he takes a lot of floaters right outside the restricted area so I don’t think the stats around his rim scoring tell the whole story.

One_TAIM | Mavericks

1 | an hour ago

When did Giannis retire?

BillKillionairez | Celtics

2 | 37 minutes ago

You don’t exactly see him play much basketball these days

GoVorteX

-10 | 2 hours ago

Playoffs you swap Luka and Tatum

StephySays | Celtics

6 | an hour ago

72-49 playoff record vs 26-29. No. you don’t.

latman | Nets

1 | 16 minutes ago

Celtics were a top team all season without Tatum. Exhibit A why this is a stupid evaluation

LardHop | Lakers

39 | 3 hours ago

That sixer’s fan who hated him because he also dates Ella Mae gonna be fuming right now.

AcceptableWish731

14 | 2 hours ago

Now here’s a guy who know ball

oklolzzzzs

22 | 4 hours ago

⁷⁄₁₁ from the field. ridiculous

pastrknack | Celtics

25 | 4 hours ago

If JT has a million fans, then i am one of them. if JT has ten fans, then i am one of them. if JT has only one fan then that is me. if JT has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. if the world is against JT, then I am against the world.

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

23 | 4 hours ago

Couldn’t even get a single assist in 2nd quarter, what a bum.

SandwitchJ | Celtics

17 | 4 hours ago

That behind the back to Garza was so sweet tho to wrap the half

lawschoolthrowaway36 | Lakers

8 | 4 hours ago

But can he score efficiently when Luke Kennard is guarding him?

XxX_22marc_XxX | Celtics

4 | 4 hours ago

MVP

GonnaWinDis

3 | 3 hours ago

Omfg I need OKC vs BOS NOW

gdk_dinkleberg | Nets

5 | 3 hours ago

Jaylen brown couldn’t even be the Celtics second best player for a full year wow

Due-Island-4731

2 | 4 hours ago

The Jays

Dymatizeee | Knicks

2 | 3 hours ago

He owns Philly

shay101 | Bulls

1 | 2 hours ago

Beast

no_nao | Thunder

1 | 26 minutes ago

That’s pretty good for a break year

justgrowingup | Lakers

-1 | 3 hours ago

Insane he tore his acl a year ago…

wxysm | 76ers

-9 | 4 hours ago

No argument he’s great but Philly is ass rn just keeping things in context here

TheGamesGone_ | Celtics

-42 | 4 hours ago

Only thing that can stop this team is #7’s ego

Flat-Series-7089

11 | 3 hours ago

Are you just posing as a Celtics fan?

TheGamesGone_ | Celtics

-2 | an hour ago

No?

Flat-Series-7089

3 | an hour ago

So what’s the angle here?

TheGamesGone_ | Celtics

-2 | an hour ago

There isn’t any angle. There’s only one way to interpret what I said

Flat-Series-7089

4 | an hour ago

I guess I just have to wonder what makes you think jaylens ego is getting in the way of anything then.

TheGamesGone_ | Celtics

1 | 28 minutes ago

Didn’t say it currently is

WaltzOk9421

7 | 4 hours ago

You mean the MVP? Lol

Subject_Bonus7372

1 | 3 hours ago

MVP is #2

lawschoolthrowaway36 | Lakers

-21 | 4 hours ago

His ego is an obvious problem and has been for years. If Tatum continues to outplay him and steals Brown’s thunder after Brown led the team to 50+ wins with Tatum out injured, we’re gonna start getting weird behavior and quotes from Brown.

Flashy_Leave7069

14 | 4 hours ago

Sounds like a great fan fic that you made up in your head

berrin122 | Celtics

14 | 3 hours ago

You might have a point if this happened literally ever in their entire careers

Flat-Series-7089

7 | 3 hours ago

Bro why are you so desperate? What is this fan fic you are trying to start?

Stormblessed_Windrun

3 | 2 hours ago

You sound jealous

Jayson Tatum in the First Half Against Philadelphia: 21 Points, 8 Rebounds, 4 Assists, +13.