Boston’s headlining superstar believes the Celtics, after keeping nearly their entire 2023-24 roster intact, are well-positioned to avoid the post-title cliff that awaited the last five NBA champs, all of whom failed to even reach the conference finals the following season.

"And even if I fall short of that, if I aspire to be as great as he was, and even if you fall a little short, you had a hell of a career," Jayson Tatum said.

In a recent article from Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach, Tatum was ranked as the fourth-best number-one option in the NBA, sitting directly behind Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. As such, he's been ranked ahead of Steph Curry, Anthony Edward, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, among others.