Dennis Schröder, a former Celtic, had a message for his former teammate Jayson Tatum following the Boston Celtics’ season series sweep of the Toronto Raptors on January 15.
Tatum posted a picture of the autographed jersey he got from Schröder, which said “Brodie 4 Life,” after the Celtics victory. This year, go grab the chip. PS Top 5. Tatum’s photo was compiled by Noa Dalzell of CelticsBlog’s X account.
Before the latter was traded, Tatum and Schröder were colleagues for the Celtics in the 2021–2022 campaign. Schröder has seemingly hinted that the two players are still friends and have been since their breakup, so it appears that there are no bitter feelings between them. Schröder makes it very evident in his message to Tatum that he thinks Tatum is among the top players in the NBA and that the Celtics can win a championship this year.
Throughout the 2023–24 season, the Raptors have not experienced the same good fortune as the Celtics. The Raptors lost, dropping them to 15–25 and the No. 12 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics also swept them. If their season keeps going south, Schröder could not have a place on the squad in the long run.
James Tatum Gives Praise Dennis Schröder
Jayson Tatum talked about their time together as teammates and complimented Dennis Schröder as a person and player after the Celtics victory.
Tatum described Dalzell as a “great guy, great teammate, just super competitive.” As you spend more time with him, he will speak out if he notices something that bothers him. I was going to tell him if he did something I didn’t like. We kind of assumed that winning was all that we desired. We had difficult talks, but I gained a great deal of respect for him because, at his core, he is a winner. He is a really fierce rival.
Before Boston moved Schröder to the Houston Rockets, he played 49 games for the Celtics. The Celtics had a 31–25 record before trading Schröder. The Celtics won 20 of their next 26 games following the transaction. Compared to Schröder that season, Derrick White and Daniel Theis turned out to be superior fits for the team.
Jabari Parker Is Singled Out by Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum also mentioned Jabari Parker, a former teammate of his who is currently playing overseas, at his news conference following the game.
According to Taylor Snow’s X account, Tatum stated, “I did see he had a buzzer beater the other day.” “I have a lot of respect for someone, but I haven’t spoken to Jabari in a while. I am glad to see him performing at such a high level. Of course, I had the opportunity to play alongside him during my two stints with the Celtics.
Tatum also discussed how Parker impacted him as a player when he started college.
I attended Duke because of him. I wanted to resemble him. So you can imagine how much I adore him and am glad he’s performing well.At 22, Parker was a member of the Boston Celtics; however, he did not see much action during that time. Parker had a lot of NBA experience going into the league, but he was cut out of the game due to a series of ailments, including two ACL tears in the same knee. The last NBA franchise to hire him was the Celtics.
Matt John writes for Heavy.com about the Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics. He was born in Massachusetts and has been covering the NBA since 2018. He has worked for Basketball Insiders, FanSided, and Basketball News. Additional information on Matt John
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