{
  "id": 2876837,
  "title": "What are the odds of Jayson Tatum winning MVP with the Boston Celtics next season?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/what-are-the-odds-of-jayson-tatum-winning-mvp-with-the-boston-celtics",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T21:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/odds-jayson-tatum-winning-mvp-215250365.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jayson Tatum, the St. Louis native, could potentially seize his final significant opportunity in the NBA as the Boston Celtics trade their longtime wingman, Jaylen Brown, to the Philadelphia 76ers. With the loss of Brown, the offensive burden on Tatum will likely increase next season. Additionally, team President of Basketball Operations, Brad Stevens, anticipates the Celtics to play more assertively, which might result in heightened numbers in assists and rebounds for Tatum. As long as the Celtics secure a solid record, could this be the year for Tatum to receive the MVP award? This question was discussed on the recent episode of the Still Poddable podcast by Brian Robb, Sam Packard, and Jay King.",
  "summary": "The St. Louis native might be looking at the last, best shot he is going to have in his NBA career.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Today in Boston Celtics history: Irving trade; Edney, Miles sign; Green re-signs; Kottman born",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/today-in-boston-celtics-history-irving-trade-edney-miles-sign-green",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:00:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}