Jayson Tatum
American basketball player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jayson Christopher Tatum (/ˈteɪtəm/ TAY-təm; born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Tatum was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri, he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
_(cropped).jpg) Tatum with the Boston Celtics in 2021 | |
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| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-03-03) March 3, 1998 (age 25) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chaminade (Creve Coeur, Missouri) |
| College | Duke (2016–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
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Tatum was selected with the third overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2017 NBA draft and voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2018. A four-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA selection, Tatum was named the NBA Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player in 2022 and helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals. He also won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo. He holds the record for most points scored in an NBA All-Star game, with 55, and the most points scored in a Game 7 of any NBA playoffs series, with 51.