Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum may be in the middle of making his best case yet to win the league's Most Valuable Player award for the 2024-25 season. But in a recent internal poll conducted at ESPN,

With Nikola Jokic and Jayson Tatum battling at the top of the NBA MVP rankings, Giannis Antetokounmpo can't be forgotten in the race.

Despite winning the NBA Championship and an Olympic gold medal, Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum has garnered a lot of flack. Even though he was a key part of both teams, Tatum has garnered criticism for not being named Finals MVP (that went to teammate Jaylen Brown) and for being benched for Team USA against Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

Jayson Tatum hit a game-winning shot in overtime against the Toronto Raptors. The following day, the NBA ruled that he had traveled as he got into his shooting motion; the admission was made as part of their last two-minute report.