With LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum and more, Team Shaq is the clear favorite heading into Sunday night’s All-Star Game.
The last two NBA Finals noticeably lacked marquee names like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry as younger stars like Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic are starting to exert their dominance and take hold of the league.
While there are plenty of worthy names in the league today, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden gave an answer that should please Celtics fans. Ahead of Sunday's All-Star Game event, the former NBA MVP named a few players he believes could be the face of the league in the near future.
After notching his fourth career triple-double, Jayson Tatum said he wants to be in the same conversation as players like LeBron James.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has an impressive list of accomplishments at just 26 years old. Winning his first NBA championship last season, Tatum has four All-NBA selections (three-straight first team) and is well on his way to another this season.
The Los Angeles Lakers (34-21) will look to LeBron James (24.7 points per game, 15th in NBA) when they try to beat Jayson Tatum (26.8, seventh) and the Boston Celtics (40-16) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at TD Garden.
At the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Domantas Sabonis, and Anthony Edwards lined up for a photo opp during
An All-Star Game like none other — since it was three games, not one — still had plenty of flash and not a lot of fire. And in the end, Boston's Jayson Tatum had the dunk that decided a crown. Shaq's OGs won the first All-Star mini-tournament in NBA history on Sunday night,
Jayson Tatum has now recorded 10 or more assists in seven games this season, matching his career total from his first seven years in the league. For those who track these things (count me in), Tatum is averaging 11.
With an NBA championship and two Olympic gold medals on his resume, Jayson Tatum hopes that his name will be mentioned one day alongside greats like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant.
In fact, in just the eighth season of his NBA career, Tatum already has a Hall of Fame worthy resume and the Celtics star will likely continue to add more accolades in the future. Speaking of the future, the Celtics superstar recently shared his honest opinion on how he wants the next generation of ball players to view him.