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Jayson Tatum, honest about his MVP consideration: "Of course you want to win, but your priority must be playing the right way"
NBASunday, 18 February 2024 at 21:00
Boston Celtics superstar, Jayson Tatum, spoke in a recent interview with CLNS Media's Bobby Manning, about his thoughts regarding the MVP ladder, and not being the favorite, despite playing at a high level and with the best team in the league. Tatum's highlighted the duality of wanting individual recognition and achieve team success.
Manning posed the crucial question, "You've talked in the past about wanting to win the MVP, that being something important to you. You've talked this year about the importance of winning and sacrificing, and putting that above that personal goal. For you, where does that sit for you, that pursuit of the MVP? Obviously, people are talking to you a little bit more now. How important is that to you at this stage of your career?"
Tatum's response was thoughtful and revealing: "I think individual awards are important. I'm not going to say they're not. Everybody wants to win a championship, but you want to be rewarded for the work you put in, for the things you do on the court".
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"There are individual awards for a reason, and as a competitor, as a player, you grew up watching your favorite players win MVPs and get picked on the All-NBA First Team, and things like that. So, of course, you want to win those things, but it can't take precedence over playing the right way and doing the things you have to do for your team to essentially be the best team in the league and have a chance to win a championship."
And to add on that, Jayson continued: "So, would I love to win? Yes. But apparently, losing the Finals two years ago affects what people think of me now, so I guess I have some ground to make up. But everyone who has a vote, votes. The criteria are different, everyone thinks differently. Right, wrong or indifferent, it is what it is, so you can't tell people what they should be looking for when they vote. But that's the beauty of it."
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