Is there too much pressure on Jayson Tatum?
Now if the question is do fans and the media go way too hard on a player when they come up short of a title? Then that's an absolute yes. Stephen A. Smith included! If Porzingis doesn't return, or isn't himself and the Celtics fall in the NBA Finals, Tatum doesn't deserve the wrath he'll get.
If Tatum has a shitty Finals he definitely will deserve criticism though. Heavy is the head who wears the crown and if Tatum wants to be treated as an all-time elite player he does need to lead the Celtics to a title.
There's a reason why Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony don't rank in anyone's top ten's. You have to win a ring. If the Celtics don't get it done this year the pressure will only get more intense.