While Jayson Tatum won an NBA title in June, the Celtics star has a few things he still wants to achieve in his NBA career.

Boston’s headlining superstar believes the Celtics, after keeping nearly their entire 2023-24 roster intact, are well-positioned to avoid the post-title cliff that awaited the last five NBA champs, all of whom failed to even reach the conference finals the following season.

"And even if I fall short of that, if I aspire to be as great as he was, and even if you fall a little short, you had a hell of a career," Jayson Tatum said.

Sometimes, the MVP award goes to the best player on the best team. Last season, Jayson Tatum was just that. The Boston Celtics were by far the league’s best team, and Tatum was their best player.

In a recent article from Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach, Tatum was ranked as the fourth-best number-one option in the NBA, sitting directly behind Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. As such, he's been ranked ahead of Steph Curry, Anthony Edward, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, among others.

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics officially got the new NBA season underway by becoming the first team to host media day, fresh off of their 2024 championship victory. Tatum has had a busy summer,