Jayson Tatum
The #3 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft
- Position
- Forward
- Height
- 6'8"
- Born
- 3 March 1998
- Drafted
- 2017, 3rd overall — Boston Celtics
- Team
- Boston Celtics
- Career
- 9 seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26
- Averages
- 23.5 PPG · 7.4 RPG · 3.9 APG
- NBA champion
Boston traded down from the first pick in 2017 and took Jayson Tatum third. He has six All-Star selections and five All-NBA teams, four of them First Teams, and won the 2024 championship before an Achilles tear in the 2025 playoffs.
Jayson Tatum's NBA career
Every season, the team and what he won.
| Season | Team | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Boston Celtics | |
| 2018-19 | Boston Celtics | |
| 2019-20 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2020-21 | Boston Celtics | All-Star |
| 2021-22 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-NBA First TeamReached the Finals with Boston. |
| 2022-23 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2023-24 | Boston Celtics | NBA champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2024-25 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-NBA First TeamTore his Achilles in the playoffs against New York. |
| 2025-26 | Boston Celtics | Came back in March and played 16 games. |
Career achievements
1Championship
0MVPs
0Finals MVPs
6All-Star selections
5All-NBA teams
14,132Career points
4,453Career rebounds
2,328Career assists
3,076Playoff points
Championships
- 2024 Boston Celtics
Milestones
- 55 points in the 2023 All-Star Game, the game's record, and its MVP.
- 51 points against Philadelphia in Game 7 of the 2023 conference semifinals, the most in a Game 7.
- The first Eastern Conference Finals MVP, in 2022.
- Olympic gold in 2021 and 2024.
Draft history
- Draft
- 2017 NBA Draft
- Pick
- 3rd overall
- Team
- Boston Celtics
- From
- Duke
- Age
- 19 on draft night
Boston traded the first pick to Philadelphia, who took Markelle Fultz, for the third pick and a future first.
The top of the 2017 draft
The first six picks of the actual 2017 NBA draft: pick number, player and the team that drafted him.
Jayson Tatum in Dynasty Redrafts
From every saved Dynasty Redraft run that finished with Jayson Tatum in the starting five. MVPs are the star of a title season, as the simulator crowns them.
179Dynasty runs
192Championships
63%of runs win a title
98MVPs
70Best season (wins)
57.2Average wins
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