2034 NBN Hall of Fame Nominee - Jayson Tatum

[Donny - Bucks]

Starting and ending his career in Detroit, Jayson Tatum put in an absolute shift with the Pistons, playing over 750 games, dominating many of those games along the way. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1,148
MPG: 33.8
PPG: 19.6
RPG: 7.1
APG: 2.0
SPG: 1.4
BPG: 0.4
TOPG: 2.0
FG%: .450
FT%: .808
3P%: .404

Best Season (2026 Pistons)
Games: 82
MPG: 38.6
PPG: 25.9
RPG: 8.4
APG: 2.0 
SPG: 1.6
BPG: 0.3
TOPG: 2.1
FG%: .446
FT%: .796
3P%: .388

Career Highs
Points: 46
Rebounds: 19
Assists: 10
Steals: 7
Blocks: 4

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 55
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 241
Triple Doubles: 0

Awards
2020 - All-Defensive Second Team
2025 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2027 - All-Star Game Participant
2028 - All-League Third Team



Arguments For Induction
- Tatum was near the gold-standard of SF's for a while there, always a tier 2 SF behind the likes of Kevin Durant, with players like Jaylen Brown who was inducted a few seasons prior. Tatum was a terrific scoring option at the small forward position and was one of the best parts of the Detroit teams in early restart days.

- Extremely consistent, Brown put together 13 seasons of 17.6+ PPG to start off his career, including 11 in a row of 19.3 or better. This dude was an absolute bucket and scored at a consistently high pace, somewhere around 46% for his career as a starting SF.

- Not to mention, he played a good defensive game as well. Not only was he an All-Defensive team member in the second year of his career, he stayed a consistent contributor at the 3 for a long time, posting great numbers and being a fantastic rebounder especially for his height/position. 

Arguments Against Induction
- Was Tatum GREAT? Considering the SF's in the HoF right now, it's hard to have a specific baseline for what is a Hall of Famer considering Durant is a top 3-5 player in the league since the restart. Brown is a much better comparison as a career 22.2/6.2/2.4 on 45.7%, whereas Tatum was 19.6/7.1/2.0 on 45.0%. There is no baseline and I have a feeling Tatum will be part of that baseline. 

- Tatum definitely had a great career, but the potential he held could've been so much greater. While he was pretty much never the first option with Killian Hayes storming onto the scene, it's not often that we see guys who were the second option getting inducted without serious scrutiny.

- Lack of POTW's, POTM's, awards, and achievements does not help in the slightest. While he was a NBN Champion, 3x All-Star, 1x All-Leaguer, you'd like to see more especially considering guys like Brown and Durant did more in less years in the league.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $100 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $100***

10.2.2

[vanimmer]

tough one
he defenitly was one of the better SF at the start
but now this position has some real All stars where i still feel Tatum really wasn't
voting no.

[carmelo115]

No. Tatum played in a time where the SF position was shit and he still wasn’t able to fill up his trophy case. He was good, but never anything more than a 3rd option on a championship team.

[carlos]

No. I was surprised by his lack of awards given how weak the position was for most of his career. Good player but not elite at a weak position and probably not someone you could build a contender around

[mattfaria12]

Voted no. No stats really stand out to me...he was a 1 time champ though

[hunt54]

voted no only consideration i had was that he had so main chains they call him chaining tatum

[yourkers15]

Went no here. As most said for a weak position you would of expected to see more a awards but that showed he wasn't that good and only really offered scoring ability and a solid rebounder for the position.

[John1974]

Good player but not HOF worthy. No for me

[frosty]

No just a good scorer

[pjclippers]

Was a decent SF in a time in the league where the position was barren but still not HOF worthy IMO

[A. Silver]

I was kind of leaning yes because I remembered him as such a great SF but it was really only because the position was so thin that he looked great. I still think it's kind of close but ultimately ended up voting no.

[A. Silver]

Aug 20, 2021 18:17:27 GMT frosty said:

No just a good scorer

3rd highest SF on the career rebounds leaderboard. I think he was better than people are giving him credit for.

[The Slough]

No, and a little disappointed, he was killing it early, but kind of didn't have enough longevity for a yes, even though he was a solid player. Kind of died after he went to San Antonio

[josephballin11]

No from me. His peak wasn't high enough to get him in for me---He didn't win multiple ships as a key contributor.

[Donny - Bucks]

Aug 20, 2021 23:21:50 GMT A. Silver said:

Aug 20, 2021 18:17:27 GMT frosty said:

No just a good scorer

3rd highest SF on the career rebounds leaderboard. I think he was better than people are giving him credit for.

I’m shocked he hasn’t received a single yes vote.