Boston Celtics: 3 key opening night matchups to monitor
By Mark Nilon
Boston Celtics v. Milwaukee Bucks matchup No. 3) Jayson Tatum v. Giannis Antetokounmpo
We all knew it was coming…
The league MVP going up against the rising superstar.
Simply put, this league is run by star power. Over the years, it has become more and more important for a title contending team to have a top-10 player on their roster.
Though Giannis comes in ranked soundly in the top-3 of most NBA player power rankings, The C’s top-dog finds himself outside of most top-10s, typically standing pat in the 11th slot.
Starting off his fourth season against a foe such as Giannis could wind up helping his stock rise right from the get go.
Though things seemed rough during the preseason for the All-NBA forward, we mustn’t get too ahead of our selves in regard to quick to the trigger fears of it bleeding into the regular season.
Tatum is an absolute stud in this league and now, coming in both beefier and even taller than he was last year, he could wind up being more of a menace than previously seen.
The stars align tonight in Boston, and easily the most exciting matchup to watch will be Jayson Tatum v. Giannis Antetokounmpo.