Jayson Tatum
American basketball player (born 1998)
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- Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr.
- He was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
- Tatum won the inaugural NBA Eastern Conference finals MVP in 2022, and won his first title in the 2024 NBA Finals.
- He and Jaylen Brown made up the Celtics' "Jays" duo from Tatum’s rookie season until 2026.
- Tatum also won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 U.
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WikipediaJayson Christopher Tatum Sr. ( TAY-təm; born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Tatum was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in the 2018 season. Tatum won the inaugural NBA Eastern Conference finals MVP in 2022, and won his first title in the 2024 NBA Finals.
Nicknamed "the Anomaly", Tatum is a six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection (including four first-team selections). He and Jaylen Brown made up the Celtics' "Jays" duo from Tatum’s rookie season until 2026. In 2024, Tatum led the team to a league-best 64 wins and a championship in the NBA Finals. Tatum also won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams. He holds the records for most points scored in an NBA All-Star Game (55), most points scored in a Game 7 of any NBA playoffs series (51), and most points scored in the NBA playoffs at his age.
Tatum attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He was inspired by Bradley Beal, a senior at Chaminade, while Tatum was in his first year there as a seventh grader. Tatum struggled with the school's college preparatory curriculum, and his classmates were substantially more privileged than he was. Tatum played alongside Tyler Cook and was in gym class with classmate Matthew Tkachuk. Tatum wanted to play under his father, the head basketball coach at nearby Christian Brothers College High School, but his mother preferred Chaminade so Tatum would still work hard on academics.
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