Boston Celtics: 5 reasons Jayson Tatum was a good pick

No. 4: Versatility

In the modern NBA, versatility is one of the most common attributes of great teams. We’re now seeing wings that can also play point guard, a-la LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, as well as seven-footers that can knock down three-pointers like Kristaps Porzingis and DeMarcus Cousins.

During the Big Three era with the Miami Heat, we often heard coach Erik Spoelstra talk about position-less basketball. Now, we see the Golden State Warriors who have so many players that can shoot, dribble and pass.

Jayson Tatum is a player explosive and quick enough to play small forward, and just big enough to slide down to power forward. He can switch out and effectively cover point guards, or bang with power forwards down low.

Head coach Brad Stevens really likes Tatum’s versatility, per CSN New England.

"“The biggest thing is that we really value his versatility. A couple of years ago, I talked about how we were thin on guys that could play a number of different positions, when you talk about, really, two (shooting guard), three (small forward), four (power forward). Now we’re starting to really . . . we’ve got a lot of position-less players that can dribble, pass, and shoot. That’s a good thing.”"