This just in... Jayson Tatum is still a kid.

[Rudeboy3]

It's very obvious Tatum sees himself has the man and wants his own team. Especially seeing how he got his ego inflated by the media during his rookie season. He can't be the man on the celtics because there are so many mouths to feed.

That's why he doesn't mind being traded to the Pelicans because there he can take the bulk of the shots and be the focal point. Something he can't do in boston

[Real Men Wear Green]

He's going through what Kyrie went through in Cleveland. A team with a shot at making the Finals, and you're worried about wanting to be the man. He'll realize his mistake in a couple years.

What mistake? The huge fact that this thread and the replies to it is ignoring is that Tatum is initiating none of this. He didn't demand or even request a trade. It's like people are criticizing him for not responding to the idea he could be traded with depression. What has he actually done aside from just about everything he's been asked to do and better than 90% of the 19/20 year-olds that have come into the league?

We're really going to criticize a guy for accepting the possibility of a trade?

[Real Men Wear Green]

[quote=Ben Simmons 25]Bingo.

Except he

[Wally450]

What mistake? The huge fact that this thread and the replies to it is ignoring is that Tatum is initiating none of this. He didn't demand or even request a trade. It's like people are criticizing him for not responding to the idea he could be traded with depression. What has he actually done aside from just about everything he's been asked to do and better than 90% of the 19/20 year-olds that have come into the league?

We're really going to criticize a guy for accepting the possibility of a trade?

Wanting to be the man on a different team while you're in the middle of a season in which the majority of the team success comes from everyone on the team. There's no real franchise player on the Celtics. Brad's philosophy is about team ball. When you get a young kid talking about wanting to be a franchise player, especially on another team, it's not a good look.

[tontoz]

What did Tatum do here thats requiring someone in his ear? sounds like the 'rumor' is if he was shipped by boston he'd be happy with being the face of a franchise? What am I missing.

Looks like a nothingburger to me too

[Real Men Wear Green]

Wanting to be the man on a different team while you're in the middle of a season in which the majority of the team success comes from everyone on the team. There's no real franchise player on the Celtics. Brad's philosophy is about team ball. When you get a young kid talking about wanting to be a franchise player, especially on another team, it's not a good look.

Nowhere here or anywhere else does he say he wants out. Even if you assume everything in the article is true it only means that he could be happy taking on the challenge. Nowhere does he demand or even request a trade.