NBA legend Kevin Garnett lists Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum at the top of the East.

Jayson Tatum has stressed for years that he always aims to be the best. When it comes to becoming one of the greatest Celtics ever, he said he's chasing one legend in particular.

Tatum wants to be the greatest Celtic of them all, and for him, that means surpassing Larry Bird, his fellow Midwesterner.

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And Wednesday night, Philadelphia fans inside The Palestra, decided to let Jayson Tatum know exactly how they feel about him with a (not so) friendly 3-word chant: Jayson Tatum and the Boston ...

"If you aspire to chase (Bird)," Tatum said, "it comes with a level of focus and motivation every single day to be the best you can."

St. Louis native Jayson Tatum doesn't think fans respect his accomplishments. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith: "I don't blame him for making that statement. I back him 100%."

Payton Pritchard came off the bench in the Boston Celtics' 124-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night ... along with four assists in 31 minutes (the second most behind Jayson Tatum). It was just another night in the office for Pritchard ...

I always want to be the best. He’s, in my opinion, the best Celtic ever. He did it the right way, and he’s a great guy to chase in a sense.”

There’s hundreds of different ways to shoot a basketball, and it’s possible no man knows more about them than superstar trainer Drew Hanlen. Hanlen has worked with the likes of Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Bradley Beal and plenty more All-Stars who are looking to clean up their game, or fine-tune the most minute details of their process.