Since entering the league, Jayson Tatum has been a prolific NBA player.
Many people, particularly Boston Celtics fans, remember when Tatum put the league on notice that he was going to be a problem.
In his rookie season, the Celtics played the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Down four with just over six minutes to play, Tatum dribbled the ball down the lane and posterized LeBron James. He even gave James a little chest bump.
After falling short in 2022 against the Golden State Warriors, Tatum helped lead the Celtics to an NBA Championship last season.
Fast forward to the present day. Tatum has become one of the league's superstars.
He's made the All-NBA First Team in the last three seasons and has been named an all-star for the past six.
Boston is currently the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, and Tatum is doing everything he can to bring Boston back to the promised land.
Tatum wants to be like Curry
Tatum didn't mince words with NBC Sports Boston when he discussed his legacy.
"The LeBron's, the Steph's, the KD's... I want the next generation to view me as that," said Tatum.
When it comes to hardware, Curry has Tatum beat with four titles, a pair of MVP Awards and scoring titles.
However, Curry only made All-NBA First Team honors four times in his career.
Tatum already has three and could be in line to make it again, as he's averaging better stats than he was a season ago when he made the first team.
Considering he's still 26, it's difficult to project the rest of Tatum's career.
But for earning what he's earned relatively early in his career, it's not out of the question he's remembered with the likes of those names above.
