Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum
	Tatum with the Boston Celtics in 2021
No. 0 – Boston Celtics
Position	Power forward / Small 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
	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.com
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 with the third overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2017 NBA draft and voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2018.

A five-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection, Tatum was named the NBA Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player in 2022 and helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals. In 2024, he led the team to a league-best 64 wins and their second NBA Finals appearance in three years. Tatum also won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo. He holds the record for most points scored in an NBA All-Star Game, with 55, and the most points scored in a Game 7 of any NBA playoffs series, with 51.