Boston Celtics: 5 reasons Jayson Tatum was a good pick

No. 1: Positive attitude

When watching Tatum in interviews, you get the sense that he is a humble, down-to-earth person. The hallmarks of great players in the NBA are talent and work ethic, of which Tatum appears to possess both.

Brad Stevens likes Tatum’s consistency, which was impressive for a player his age, per CSN New England’s A. Sherrod Blakely.

"“He never changed his expression. Never changed his expression, went at a high tempo, but when he missed a shot he never showed anything but resolve to make the next one.”"

Also, Danny Ainge and the Celtics seemed to distance themselves from Josh Jackson after he cancelled his workout with the team, per ESPN‘s Chris Forsberg.

"“Never talked with Josh. No one in our organization did,” Ainge said. “They cancelled a workout on us when we flew out to Sacramento, and they just decided to cancel it as we flew — just [coach] Brad [Stevens] and I and [assistant general manager] Mike Zarren flew cross-country."

Ainge seemed to be bothered that Jackson cancelled his meeting with the team after they made an effort to fly across the country to work him out, per ESPN‘s Chris Forsberg.

"“No. No. no. Well, there were thoughts, yeah, I was mad. We flew cross-country. Are you kidding me? I had to get up at 4 o’clock and fly back home.”"

It’s a privilege to play in the NBA, and Jackson blew off a workout with a team that had shown interest in him, and for the Celtics, that came off the wrong way.

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Tatum’s humble demeanor and willingness to comply over Jackson put him in a much better position to get drafted by the Celtics. His work ethic should mold him into a great player in Boston.