Where is Jayson Tatum in the NBA's 2025 Most Valuable Player race so far after a hot start with the Boston Celtics? The St. Louis native might be in the process of making the strongest argument left for him to win the league's MVP this season to date,

The 2017 NBA Draft could have gone a number of different ways at the top. The Celtics, who had the No. 1 pick, could've simply stayed put and taken Jayson Tatum. Instead, they pulled one of the all-time heists -- in hindsight, at least -- by trading down to No. 3 with the Sixers, who moved up to No. 1 to take Markelle Fultz .

Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points, six rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two blocks while shooting 5/16 from the field and 2/9 from the three-point range in 37 minutes. Many NBA fans reacted to his performance.