The Boston Celtics are looking to make it back-to-back wins on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Celtics are coming off an important victory against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, 110-103, and they will want to keep their foot on the gas come Wednesday night.

If anyone out there knows about being under-appreciated while building a historic career in Boston, it's Celtics alumni Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

Jayson Tatum is the leader of the Celtics. He is the best player on the team. His consistent play over the years has been one of the reason why pundits have had such high expectations for him over the years.

Given that Tatum rarely misses games or even shows up on the injury report, this is something Celtics fans will certainly want to keep an eye on. If he is unable to go, the Celtics will likely rely more heavily on Jaylen Brown (assuming he is good to go despite being listed as questionable with an illness).

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has revealed a bizarre reason why Jayson Tatum remains underappreciated despite his superstar status.

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum feels underappreciated, and franchise icon Paul Pierce knows why he doesn't get the respect he deserves. On the latest episode of the Ticket and The Truth podcast,

The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions. It was one of the easier championships won in recent years because of how quickly they mowed through their opponents. Jayson Tatum is the leader of the team.