Only Jayson Tatum can truly know how close he is to being full speed, and even he might not know for sure. So I admit off the top that this is a silly topic. However, we’ve been given an 8 game sample size to work with and I thought I’d take a pulse of fans to see where they think he is at.
For the sake of making this more fun, please provide a percentage number of where you think he’s at. So in this scale 0% is where he was right after surgery and 100% is where he was in the playoffs before the injury (and even there he was probably dinged up with wear and tear and minor injuries).
I would have been content with a 50% Tatum, because that guy can still stretch the floor, make good reads, and occasionally keep defenses honest.
Personally I think he’s been somewhere north of 75% Tatum in most of the games he’s played thus far, which is amazing. Considering that he’s a top 5 player in the league when 100%, a 75% version is probably a borderline All Star.
He’s currently averaging 19.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists, which is down from his career averages (except rebounding) but also has a lot to do with the minutes restriction he’s been playing under.
So where do you think he’s at right now? 80%? 90%? 86.08%?
Feel free to elaborate and provide context for how you came up with your number. There are no wrong answers.
Answer in the comments below!
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