Tatum (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 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo. He holds the records for most points scored in an NBA All-Star and most points scored in a Game 7 of any NBA playoffs series. Tatum attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He was inspired by Bradley Beal, a senior at Chaminade, while Tatum was in his first year there as a seventh grader. Tatum struggled with the school’s college preparatory curriculum, and his classmates were substantially more privileged than he was. Tatum played alongside Tyler Cook and was in gym class with classmate Matthew Tkachuk. Tatum wanted to play under his father, the head basketball coach at nearby Christian Brothers College High School, but his mother preferred Chaminade so Tatum would still work hard on academics. 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. Before his senior year, Tatum made a verbal commitment to Duke University over North Carolina, Kentucky, and Saint Louis University. Tatum was selected to the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game on March 30, 2016, at the United Center in Chicago. Tatum was named the 2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year. Tatum was rated a five-star recruit and was ranked as the number 3 overall recruit behind Harry Giles and Josh Jackson and number 2 small forward in the 2016 high school class. Tatum played in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, making the Eurobasket.com All-World Championship U19 Second Team. Representing Team USA at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, Tatum saw 16 minutes, 57 seconds of action, recording 14 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block. Tatum was selected as one of the players on Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tatum is the son of Justin Tatum and Brandy Cole-Barnes. #jaysontatum #lifestyle #biography #nbaplayer #networth #careerhighlights #trendingnews
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