Jayson Tatum: Some people might get unfair criticism more than others in different ways. And I’m not saying that all of it isn’t warranted. I joke that had I won the championship in 2022, people would view this or that situation, or me, a lot differently.
And I admit, I acknowledge I didn’t play well enough for us to win in that series. I got outplayed, and the better team won. They deserved to win.
I think after that, there was just this narrative of, “Oh, they’ve been to the Finals once. They’ve been in the conference finals three times. They can’t do it.
He can’t do it.” I was 24 years old when we went to the Finals. That was my fourth time in the playoffs, fifth time in the playoffs. Some people don’t get to the playoffs until their fifth or sixth year.
So I can say, yeah, I think there is some unfairness a little bit in that regard. I was 20 years old when I led a team to the conference finals against LeBron James. I was the leading scorer on that team in that playoff run, and we lost in Game 7.
But through all of that, I wouldn’t change anything about my career. I’ve learned at every stop. I’ve gotten to the top and won the championship, fallen all the way back down to the bottom, and now I’m fighting my way back to get to the top.YouTubeThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: I was 20 years old when I led a team to the conference …