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23 and younger: The top of the NBA’s bright future

ByTrey Flynn|
BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 18: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics reacts to a call during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on January 18, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 18: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics reacts to a call during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on January 18, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

18. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

Celtics fans = triggered.

Boston has a really good young player in Jayson Tatum, the problem is …he’s not as good as Boston thinks.

Don’t get me wrong, he has a ton of upside and his ceiling is pretty high.

I see more of a Zach LaVine in this player than I do a hall of famer, but I could totally be off and he could be a Klay Thompson type of 2-way player. Either way, the best fit for Tatum was the Celtics. There’s no arguing that at this point.

They are a contender with him on the team, so does his comp really matter? Both he and the Boston Celtics are really good.

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