Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum did not exactly have the start to the 2021-22 NBA season with his Celtics that he and his fans hoped but have since made major strides in inching towards contention status with league-leading defense under the tutelage of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Coach of the Month Ime Udoka.
The Celtics went 9 – 2 in the month of February — their best record in that month in decades — due to that growth and the diversification of the offense made possible by trade deadline moves, and appear to be turning the proverbial corner. And in a recent interview with The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the St’ Louis native continued to preach patience.
