Jayson Tatum and Derrick White should do more interviews together

Whoever organized for Jayson Tatum and Derrick White to do their post-game media availability collectively after their second preseason sport in opposition to the Denver Nuggets deserves a elevate.

Celtics followers love Jayson Tatum and Derrick White. I wouldn’t say that love comes from Jayson and Derrick’s partaking post-game interviews. And that’s fantastic. They aren’t being paid to be post-game podcasters.

Earlier than every reply, the Celtics teammates shared a glance and a smile — even for an innocuous query about beating the most effective groups within the league within the preseason.

Like most NBA superstars, Jayson Tatum prides himself on having a selected fashion relating to pre- and post-game “suits.” When a reporter accused him of getting a faux watch, Tatum had one of many extra actual reactions we’ve seen from him

Tatum has at all times been comparatively frugal. His mom, Brandy, didn’t let him spend any of the cash from his first contract on issues outdoors of requirements. If he wished to spend cash, that needed to come from endorsements. So, I suppose it’s potential the watch is faux. Tatum’s response would recommend that the “child’s watch” in all probability prices greater than my automotive.

A part of what made the Boston Celtics so dominant final season, outdoors of their overwhelming expertise, was their dedication to successful the margins each evening, like limiting turnovers and the opposing workforce’s free throw makes an attempt.

The Celtics weren’t an elite offensive rebounding workforce final yr; they ranked 14th in offensive rebound share. Nonetheless, Mazzulla carried out having gamers, typically guards, crash the offensive boards from the corners — an efficient tactic as I’m certain you may image Jrue Vacation and Payton Pritchard hovering in from the corners to safe additional possessions for the Celtics offense.

Tatum might have scoffed on the thought of a paltry two offensive rebounds for Derrick White within the second preseason sport in opposition to the Denver Nuggets, but when White have been to common two offensive rebounds per sport, that might have ranked him second within the NBA final season when it comes to offensive rebounds per sport for gamers below six-foot-seven.

Seeing the blokes smile and chuckle up on the stage was refreshing. Extra of that might be a welcome change to the post-game pressers.