Jayson Tatum is playing like a Most Valuable Player in the Boston Celtics overtime win, starting with the win over the New York Knicks. Or at least that is the point of view of the host of the "You Got Boston" podcast, Noa Dalzell, who took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk about how the way the St. Louis native has been playing in recent games ought to have Tatum near the top of MVP candidates at this early moment of the 2026-27 NBA regular season.
And to be fair, injuries and a good start to Boston's regular season campaign have combined to set up the possibility of Tatum actually being in the mix to win the award finally should things keep going on their current trajectory. But is it realistic to think that they will given
the absolutely brutal schedule the Celtics have looming in front of them in the month of November?
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what she had to say about Tatum's MVP odds.
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