 Tatum with the Celtics. | |
| No. 0 - Boston Celtics | |
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| Position | Power Forward / Small Forward |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jayson Christopher Tatum |
| Born | March 3, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality |  American
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lbs (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chaminade College Prep (Creve Coeur, Missouri) |
| College | Duke (2016-2017) |
| NBA Draft | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2017–present (7 years) |
| Career history | |
| 2017–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jayson Christopher Tatum (born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Tatum attended Chaminade, where he was rated as a five-star recruit and regarded as one of the top players in the Class of 2016 by most recruiting services. After playing basketball with the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team in 2016–2017, Tatum declared himself eligible for the 2017 NBA Draft and was selected with the third overall pick by the Boston Celtics.
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Tatum was drafted as the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. In his NBA debut, Tatum recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds as the team's starting power forward in a 102–99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.