>And I think the C's have the next 4 best players in this
>series after Giannis. They just aren't playing like it.

I'd agree Jayson Tatum has the highest *potential* of anyone not named Ky or Giannis on the floor... but if he's not consistently playing better than the less-talented-but-higher-producing Khris Middleton, then which player gives his team more value in a series today? I think it's obviously Middleton. Doesn't mean the Celtics trade Tatum for Middleton, also obviously, but in terms of being the better player *right today,* you need to base it on results instead of projections.

(And I say all of this as a huge, huge believer in Tatum-- he's just still not as a second-year player where the Celtics need him to be in terms of consistent production.)