Recently, much of the chatter about star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been about where the St. Louis native ought to be ranked in pursuit of the 2023 Kia Most Valuable Player award. And while that race is an important one for Tatum, the Celtics, and their fans, former Boston big man and current ESPN broadcaster Kendrick Perkins recently took a different tack, and debated where the Duke alum ought to be ranked among current NBA superstars.
Speaking on an episode of “NBA Today” with his cohosts of the popular ESPN daily basketball news show, the 2008 Celtics champ stated his belief that Tatum is a top five player in the league right now.
To hear his case for top five Tatum, take a look at the clip embedded below to hear all the subtleties of Big Perk’s case for placing Tacko Jay among the elite of the elite in the league.
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