The Boston Celtics never looked cohesive for long stretches on the court this season, which begged one of the more mystifying questions of the year: Why couldn’t a team this talented -- with so many good guys who were willing to sacrifice -- put everything together?

In the end, that question was never answered, and it left Jayson Tatum a little confused even a few weeks after the season ended. In a conversation with Jeff Goodman of CLNS Media, Tatum said chemistry played a role in Boston’s lack of success this season.

“We did have a lot of talent, a lot of lot of guys,” Tatum told Goodman. “I don’t know what people believe on the outside, but we had a lot of good guys. Everybody wanted to win. Everybody wanted to make it work, but I don’t know if we knew how to exactly do that. We all got along great, on the plane, off the court, but even watching film, it didn’t necessarily look like we were all on the page during the games. And it’s not one person’s fault. It’s not Brad’s fault, or Danny’s fault, we all played a part. People can blame the GM and the coach, but we still had to go out there and perform and do our job, and like I said, we didn’t always do it.”

Tatum was asked what that was like for him personally. He said it was difficult, but added that he learned a lot.

“I didn’t backtrack, I’m still improving in all my numbers, just not as fast as I wanted to," Tatum said. “That’s why I’m excited for this offseason and for next season. Hopefully I’m still on the team. We’ll see what happens.”

The whole podcast is worth a listen -- Tatum and Goodman discuss his inability to whistle, being a father and much more.

Tatum’s name will come up in Anthony Davis trade rumors from now until the Pelicans star is finally dealt, which he says he’s trying to block out. In the interim, he’s working on pulling up from three off the dribble and operating out of the pick-and-roll.

Tatum averaged 15.7 points and six rebounds per game last year -- certainly not All-NBA numbers, but reasonable production for a second-year player in a difficult situation. As he noted, forwards who get from where he is to All-NBA levels (i.e. Paul George and others) are talented off-the-dribble shooters who can attack out of the pick-and-roll. If he improves that area of his game, he could take himself to another level.