Jayson Tatum has had to deal with plenty of outside noise throughout his seven-year career, but now he can soak in the moment of winning his first NBA championship with the Boston Celtics.
Tatum said all the criticism was worth it: 'These last 7 years have been a roller coaster. Up and down. I had to listen to all the s--t that people said about me, and tonight it was worth it.'
Tatum was arguably the best player on the best team all season long... He averaged 22.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game against the Mavericks, closing things out with a 31-point performance in Game 5.
Tatum has been to the Eastern Conference Finals five times and the Finals twice, and now he finally has a championship to show for it. At only 26 years old, he is far from the end of his prime.
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