Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics is now an NBA champion and has finally secured an accomplishment he has been fighting for since he entered the league.
But just because he won the Finals doesn’t mean Tatum is done trying to be a better player.
In a report for ESPN, per NBACentral, Ramona Shelburne revealed that Tatum has been hard at work addressing a problematic part of his game.
Shelburne wrote:
“He had been doing two-a-days with his longtime skills coach Drew Hanlen and physical therapist Nick Sang to address a mechanical issue in his jumper that had come up early last season and reared its head again during the playoffs and Olympics.”
Jayson Tatum has been doing two-a-days with Drew Hanlen to help fix the mechanical issue with his shot, per @ramonashelburne
“He had been doing two-a-days with his longtime skills coach Drew Hanlen and physical therapist Nick Sang to address a mechanical issue in his jumper… pic.twitter.com/RoaGYIsWTl
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) September 24, 2024
A lot of people, even devoted Celtics fans, said Tatum’s jump shot didn’t look great during the playoffs and especially when he was a part of Team USA.
Obviously, Tatum agreed with the criticisms leveled at him and has been trying to change the way he’s shooting.
Although he is the biggest star for the Celtics, Tatum knows he isn’t perfect and is committed to improving himself as 2024-25 begins.
Many people feel he will be out for revenge in the new season because of his lack of playing time during the Olympics and some of the negative things people have said about him over the years.
His team has already won it all but Tatum knows the best way to silence those critics is to get better, improve his abilities, and do it all again.
Back-to-back championships would go a long way to proving people wrong and showing he can change.
