The League is scheduled to take off on July 31 and the players are ready, at least most of them. Jayson Tatum is the newest addition to the group of players who are reluctant to start the season again. Tatum’s reasons differ from Kyrie Irving and  Dwight Howard who want to focus on the movement. The Boston Celtics star, however, is hesitant about playing because of the risk of injury.

The young superstar is on his way to signing a supermax contract with the Celtics and doesn’t want to risk an injury till that happens. The 2018 Skills Challenge winner has also expressed an interest in NBPA player insurance according to ESPN. The insurance against injury is intended for players who are likely to sign contracts north of $100 million.

Jayson Tatum was having the best season of his career this year with Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum was having the best season of his career before the pandemic caused the league to be shut down. The 22-year-old small forward was averaging 23.6 points on 44.8 field goal %age. Tatum also made his all-star game debut this season. The young superstar was also praised by LeBron James after recording a career-high 41 points earlier this season.

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As we are getting closer to the NBA restart more and more players are coming forward with various concerns. This has resulted in an agreement between the NBPA and the NBA which states that the players can sit out the rest of the season without breaching the contract.

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The Celtics locked in on the 3rd position in the East before the suspension of the league and it was largely because of Jayson Tatum. When the season resumes in Orlando, the 22 teams will undergo seeding by playing 8 games which will be followed by the classic 16 team playoffs.