Established All-Star, member of the last All-NBA First Team and recent NBA finalist, Jayson Tatum is undoubtedly a very solid and accomplished player. Offensively, however, he still had one area to improve on this season: free throws.
If his percentage of the line has never been a problem since his arrival in the league (almost 85% career success), the winger of the Celtics However, he had to surf on it to draw more than 4 per meeting (his career average, before the 2022/23 financial year) or than his record over a campaign: 6, in 2021/22.
And, so far, we can also say that Jayson Tatum is doing what is necessary to progress in this aspect of the game. Last night, against the Bulls, he converted 17 of his 20 free throws (two new records personal), so as to bring his average over the season to nearly 9 attempts on the line!
” The older I get, the more my body develops and the more I am able to absorb contact “, he rightly noted at a press conference, about his progress in this area. ” Also, as I read better when we are in the bonus, the weather and the situation in the middle of a game, I think I have improved a lot over the seasons. »
What obviously can only confirm Joe Mazzullawhen asked about Jayson Tatum’s ability to cause fouls.
” It all starts with the creation of space. Once you have created it, you have to find angles. Once you have found them, you must create the contact. I think he has done a great job in this area. “, reacted the coach of Boston.
More leader, he improves his whole team
Unsustainable since the recovery, Jayson Tatum seems to have reached a new milestone in 2022/23. With 30.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 blocks on average, 50% in shots, 37% in 3-pts and 90% in throws, he simply started on the basis of the best season of his career…
” I said before that, every season, I just try to improve in any aspect of the game, to be better than the year before and to influence the game in many ways, in attack as in defense. And I think it’s contagious for the whole team “Then added the 24-year-old winger.
In the wake of their All-Star, the Celtics are currently in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, with five wins in eight games. Everything may not yet be perfect in the Celtic camp, but the only level of Jayson Tatum allows to stabilize in the Top 8.
In addition to benefiting other Boston players, seduced by the prowess of their franchise player.
” He was really aggressive [hier] evening and it’s just great to see that he is able to get so many free throws “, judged for example Al Horford, after the game against Chicago. ” First, he does things right. Second, he is very aggressive when attacking the circle. I have the feeling that he does a very good job of knowing when to foul and when to get the ball out. His decision making was really good. »
| Jayson Tatum | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 80 | 31 | 47.5 | 43.4 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 79 | 31 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 85.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 66 | 34 | 45.0 | 40.3 | 81.2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 23.4 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 64 | 36 | 45.9 | 38.6 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 76 | 36 | 45.3 | 35.3 | 85.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 26.9 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 7 | 37 | 52.9 | 37.9 | 91.8 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 30.1 |
| Total | 372 | 33 | 45.8 | 38.3 | 84.6 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 21.1 | |
