Boston Celtics: 3 ways Jayson Tatum could one day win league MVP

Average his February scoring numbers for an entire season

As we’ve already mentioned, the 2019-20 season proved to be a fantastic, career year for Jayson Tatum. However, when breaking down the season by month, it’s apparent that his best basketball came in February.

Through 12 outings the wing put up a whopping 30.7 points to go along with 7.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game on 49 percent shooting from the field and 48 percent shooting from deep. Tatum was bestowed the honors of Player of the Month for the Eastern Conference and the Boston Celtics registered an impressive record of 9-3.

The first step that we can think of for the wing to thrust himself into the MVP conversation is for him to average these numbers — specifically his points per game numbers — for, not just a month but, rather, an entire season.

Is this a crazy task to accomplish? Absolutely not!

With his combination of size and skills Tatum can buy a bucket seemingly from anywhere on the hardwood. Give him space on the perimeter and he’ll knock down a swift jumper. Guard up on him and he’ll beat you off the dribble with his surprisingly quick first step, drive to the paint and flush it home at the rim.

There is almost nothing he can’t do when discussing his scoring game. He’s proven to be his team’s best offensive weapon. Averaging around 30 points per game for an entire year shouldn’t be too hard for him to achieve if coach Brad Stevens gives him the freedom to do so.

Also, on a quick side note, the previous four MVPs averaged over, or just shy of 30 points per game. In a league so invested in offense it’s no secret that points per game averages help your case when discussing this award.

Sure, there are outliers to this theory, but for the most part — four of the last six winners led the league in points per game — it only aids in one’s quest to attain the Maurice Podoloff trophy.