Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum
	Tatum with the Boston Celtics in 2021
No. 0 – Boston Celtics
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	March 3, 1998 (age 26); 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
	NBA champion (2024); 5× NBA All-Star (2020–2024); NBA All-Star Game MVP (2023); 3× All-NBA First Team (2022–2024); All-NBA Third Team (2020); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018); Third-team All-ACC (2017); ACC All-Freshman team (2017); Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016); McDonald's All-American (2016); Mr. Show-Me Basketball (2016);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA U19 World Championship
FIBA U17 World Championship

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). 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.

Tatum is a five-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection. In 2024, he 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.