Where is Jayson Tatum’s head at coming into arguably the most important season of his career thus far? How motivated is he after coming within two wins of hanging a banner, only to have the Golden State Warriors son the Celtics at the finish line, using their superior experience, cohesion, and legs to win the day?
We’ve heard from the St. Louis native, and he has said all the right things to the media thus far. We’ve also seen him hard at work after a particularly visible hiatus from basketball. Now, just days away from the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, Boston getting back to the NBA Finals may well depend on one thing more than any other:
Just how motivated is Jayson Tatum coming into the 2022-23 season?
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey, Chris Mannix, Chris Gasper, and Chris Forsberg (that’s a lot of Chris!) have to say about this important question.
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