Jayson Tatum Career Stats, Bio, News, Game Log,Season Splits, Recognition

Publish date: 2024-07-03

A beast of a forward for the Boston Celtics, Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American professional basketball player who has lately been proving his worth as a future superstar in the NBA with his performances. There is no doubt about the fact that Taytum has what it takes to reach the elite level in the coming years, and emerge as one of the league’s top scorers. At just 23, Tatum has burst onto the scene and is already an NBA-All-Star, which is a reminder of what ...Read More

A beast of a forward for the Boston Celtics, Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American professional basketball player who has lately been proving his worth as a future superstar in the NBA with his performances. There is no doubt about the fact that Taytum has what it takes to reach the elite level in the coming years, and emerge as one of the league’s top scorers. At just 23, Tatum has burst onto the scene and is already an NBA-All-Star, which is a reminder of what we can hope to see from him in the time to come.

Born on March 3rd, 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Brandy Cole and Justin Tatum, Jayson did his schooling from Chaminade College Prep School where he churned out an excellent high school career, averaging as many as 29,6 points in addition to 9.1 rebounds, paving his way to the state championship. He also bagged the 2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year Award, post which he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils for what transpired to be a triumphant season for the 6ft 8 forward. Taytum ultimately declared for the 2017 NBA draft after his successful stint with the Devils.

NBA and National Team debut

Boston Celtics: Celtics picked Taytum 3rd overall on June 22nd, 2017 for the 2017 NBA draft. His debut with the team saw Taytum record a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds as his side’s starting power forward in what was a 102-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

National team: Apart from taking part in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, Taytum represented Team USA at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit as well.

Notable statistics

Games345
Total Points7,033
Total Rebounds2,280
Total Assists1,005

Jayson Tatum net worth

As of 2022, Jayson Tatum is estimated to be valued at a total of $6 million.

Jayson Tatum jersey number

#0 for the Boston Celtics and #10 for the United States National Basketball team

Brand endorsements

Who is Jayson Tatum girlfriend?

The 25-year old is currently in a relationship with R&B singer, Ella Mai.

Does Jayson Taytum have any children?

Yes. Taytum has a son named Jayson Tatum Jr., who often goes by the name of Deuce. Deuce was born on December 6th, 2017.

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