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Jayson Tatum is a 26 year old basketball phenom who has inspired many and brought multiple accolades to the Boston Celtics franchise.

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Tatum is the son of Justin Tatum and Brandy Cole-Barnes. His father is a former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Illawarra Hawks in the Australian NBL. His mother was an 18-year-old freshman in college on a volleyball scholarship when Tatum was born. Cole-Barnes raised Tatum as a single mother. She earned degrees in communications and political science and graduated from law school. Cole-Barnes also earned her Master of Business Administration.

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Tatum wearing 22 at Chaminade High School

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Jayson Tatum had an illustrious High School career at Chaminade, although he wanted to play at Christian Brothers College High School, because his brother played there, and his dad coached there. In the end, he attended Chaminade because his mother wanted him to also focus on his education and not just basketball. In 7th grade, he looked up to Bradley Beal, who was a senior at Chaminade at the time. He played alongside Tyler Cook, and it's important to note that Tatum was a lot less privileged when compared to his other, more well-off classmates.

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As a freshman, Tatum averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game and was named 2013 Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) Co-Player of the Year, leading the Red Devils to both MCC and Missouri District 2 crowns.

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This was one of his least decorated years, he didn't really win anything.

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As a sophomore in 2014, Tatum averaged 26.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.

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Before his senior year, Tatum made a verbal commitment to Duke University over North Carolina, Kentucky, and Saint Louis University.

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As a junior, Tatum averaged 25.9 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, while earning Second-team Naismith Trophy All-American honors.

In the summer of 2015, he joined the St. Louis Eagles Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team on the highly competitive Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Circuit.

On July 11, the Eagles narrowly defeated future Duke teammate Harry Giles and Team CP3 74–73 in the Nike Peach Jam Semi-Finals with a game-winning buzzer-beater to advance to the championship game, where Tatum finished the game with 28 points and five rebounds.

The next day, he had 24 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks in a 104–77 loss to the Georgia Stars and future Duke one-and-done Wendell Carter Jr. in the 2015 Nike Peach Jam championship game. So yes, they ended up losing in the end.

During the Circuit, Tatum led the EYBL in scoring with 26.5 points to go along with 9.5 rebounds per game. He was one of the best players in the EYBL at the time.

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As a senior in 2015–16, Tatum averaged 29.6 points and 9.1 rebounds and posted six 40-point games while leading Chaminade to its second Missouri Class 5A state championship.

Among his senior year highlights were a 40-point, 17-rebound game in a 76–57 victory over Bentonville High School and its star Malik Monk, a 46-point game against Huntington Prep and Miles Bridges at the Cancer Research Classic, and a final 40-point game against DeMatha Catholic High School and future #1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz at the 2016 Hoop Hall Classic.

Tatum was selected to the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game on March 30, 2016, at the United Center in Chicago, leading the East Team in scoring with 18 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a 114–107 loss. In April, Tatum played in the Jordan Brand Classic, where he scored 18 points in a 131–117 victory over the West team. Tatum was named the 2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year.

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Jayson Tatum was ranked as the #3 overall player in his high school class, behind only Harry Giles (Sent to China) and Josh Jackson (Former NBA player, his career failed.)

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Tatum had a high quality one and done college career, where he led his team to a tournament win and won multiple awards. He then declared for the NBA Draft where he was projected to go in the first round.

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Jayson Tatum was selected 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2017 NBA Draft.

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Jayson Tatum had a notable rookie year where he averaged 14 points and 5 rebounds. He went on to win all rookie first-team honors.

In his second year, he averaged 15 points along with a few rebounds, good numbers for a sophomore.

In his third year, Jayson Tatum took a huge leap and became an all-star level player. He led the Boston Celtics to the playoffs, just like in his previous two years. However, a certain person who now plays for the golden state warriors eliminated him and his team in six games. (Former Heat Legend, Jimmy Butler.)

Nothing notable happened in his fourth year.

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Tatum led the league in plus-minus for the first time in his fifth season, cementing his status as one of the most valuable players in the NBA.

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2022: FIRST ALL NBA FIRST TEAM SELECTION AND FIRST NBA FINAL

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2022: FIRST ALL NBA FIRST TEAM SELECTION AND FIRST NBA FINAL

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On February 3, Tatum was selected for his third consecutive All-Star appearance.

Tatum also became the first player in Celtic history to win b2b (back-to-back) player of the week honors, and he also won player of the month while averaging 30+ points over two months. He had an incredible regular season and was named to the ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM.

He led the Celtics into the postseason and swept through the first round. In the second round, he was facing the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, and they gave Boston some problems. In a 7 game series, the Celtics came out on top, thanks to another high-quality performance from Tatum. When going up against the #1 seeded Miami Heat, the Celtics were one three pointer away from losing, and Jimmy Butler got the open look, but he missed it. The Celtics were able to skate past Miami in a 7 game series. Then they went to the NBA Finals, but it was all downhill from there. Tatum averaged a ridiculous 4 turnovers per game, and even finished the playoffs as the all time leader for turnovers in one postseason. However, Boston still took a commanding 2-1 lead in the series, but eventually all of the positive aspects of their game disappeared and the warriors, from down 2 games to 1, went on to win the series by winning three games straight, something nearly unheard of in NBA Finals history. Despite the loss, this was a eye opening and amazing season for Jayson Tatum.

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Jimmy butler singlehandedly defeated Boston in a 7 game series, breaking many records and having arguably the best playoff run of all time.

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Tatum became the youngest player in NBA History to reach 900 three pointers, and he also became the sixth NBA player to have multiple games with 45 points or more with 10 or more rebounds while committing at most one turnover, joining many legends like AD, MJ, Giannis, Kobe, and Carmelo Anthony.

On January 5, 2023, Tatum put up his second career triple-double with 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 124–95 victory.

This season, Tatum didn't have any old All-Star weekend, he broke multiple records.

On February 19, playing for the NBA All-Star Game, Tatum tallied 55 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists, breaking Anthony Davis's previous All-Star record high of 52 points, and also won the game's Most Valuable Player award. Tatum also became the first player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in the regular season, the playoffs, and the All-Star Game.

In the postseason, the Celtics breezed to the NBA Eastern Conference finals, where they hit their first and final road bump of the season. That would be Jimmy Butler. He had a generational playoff run, and as the 8th seed, as a play-in team, he managed to defeat the Boston Celtics while dragging a below average heat roster with him. Tatum became the first Celtic in Celtic history to average 30+ points through the course of one season.

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Jayson Tatum had another notable regular season, averaging 27 points to go along with a few rebounds and assists, but the notable part of the season comes during the postseason. Tatum and the Celtics started off the playoffs strong, destroying the Miami Heat in a short series, getting revenge for last year. Thankfully for Boston, Jimmy Butler III was injured. Then they went on to play other teams that they made short work of, like the Pacers.

Then, the time had come. The time for Jayson Tatum's second NBA Finals appearance.

In Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on June 9, Tatum recorded a near triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds in a 105–98 victory. Three days later in Game 3, he had 31 points, six rebounds, and five assists in 106–99 victory. Tatum and Jaylen Brown became the first Celtics duo to each post at least 30/5/5 in an NBA Finals game. In doing so, they also surpassed Larry Bird and Kevin McHale for the most 25-point games as a Celtics duo in playoff history. Eventually, in a 5 game series, the Boston Celtics won their 18th franchise championship (most by any NBA team, ever) and Jayson Tatum won his first. Controversially, he didn't win Finals MVP, but that doesn't matter.

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Jayson Tatum is dating Ella Mai, and he has one son. His name is Deuce Tatum and he is very, very popular with the media.

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Google, Brittanica, Wikipedia, Youtube, Microsoft.

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Jayson Tatum will be remembered as one of the best Celtics ever, due to his quick rise to stardom and recent playoff success.

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Jayson Tatum is one of the most hated basketball players in the game currently, maybe in history. I can't tell you why.

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Jayson Tatum famously dunked on LeBron, and it's viral because Lebron is rarely ever dunked on.

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Tatum and his Boston Celtics had a famous rivalry with Jimmy Butler III's Miami Heat due to them meeting in the playoffs almost every year.

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Became 1 of 3 players to score 60+ points without committing a turnover in NBA history

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Jayson Tatum's fourth grade teacher told him that he can't be a professional basketball player.

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Tatum's biggest inspiration growing up was Kobe "Bean" Bryant

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Jayson Tatum has the 2nd most points scored in the 2020s decade in the NBA.

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Jayson Tatum's son Deuce is babysat in the Celtics locker room before every single game.

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Jayson Tatum says that he checks off every box and should be the "face of the NBA"

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Jayson Tatum has never played an NBA game for any other team besides the Boston Celtics, and he's never been traded before.