Drawing LeBron James- Kyrie Irving parallel, $16,000,000 ex-NBA star doubles down on Jayson Tatum 'soft superstar' accusation

Former NBA player Brandon Jennings has been making headlines over the past couple of weeks due to his remarks about Jayson Tatum. Jennings called Tatum the 'softest superstar' in Boston Celtics history, claiming that no one was afraid of him and calling him out for not winning an NBA Finals MVP.

Jennings, who has a net worth of $16 million (per Celebrity Net Worth) and was never a star of Tatum's caliber, stirred the pot on social media with these comments. Some of his colleagues have either disagreed with him or flat-out called him out, but Jennings has not backed down.

Tatum, who's not that vocal, even responded to his comments, but Jennings continued to double down on his position:

"We'll just have to wait and see," Jennings said. "May and June will be here very soon."

Jennings added that Tatum is considered among the best players in the NBA, but he believes Tatum's not living up to those expectations:

"You're the best player in the NBA, right? You're the face of the NBA," Jennings said. "So that means he shouldn't be the face. You're not producing the product, what the NBA wants. If you're the best player in the world and all this, then why do they have you sitting down at the Olympics?"

When it was pointed out that Tatum played very well in the NBA Finals and throughout the course of the season, Jennings doubled down on his take by using LeBron James and Kyrie Irving as examples.

"That's like LeBron James getting to the Finals, and then Kyrie Irving or somebody else getting Finals MVP. What the f*ck are we talking about?" he said.

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Jayson Tatum is having an MVP-caliber season

Even though Brandon Jennings clearly isn't a fan of Jayson Tatum, numbers don't lie, and numbers state that he should be an MVP candidate at the very least.

So far, the 26-year-old has posted averages of 28.1 points, 9.4 rebounds (career high), 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 3.7 three-pointers per game (also a career best), while shooting 46% from the floor.

The Celtics haven't been as dominant as they were last season, going 28-11 in their first 39 games. Then again, they usually pick things up after the All-Star break, and they should continue to be considered the team to beat in the Eastern Conference.

For as long as Tatum and Jaylen Brown are healthy, this team will be a problem. Face of the NBA or not, Tatum is likely getting another All-NBA nod this season with these numbers.