Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum: Biography in Details

Who is Jayson Tatum?

Jayson Tatum is an American professional basketball player. Currently, he plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.

Previously, he was a five-star recruit in the 2016 class of his college years.

Recently, the Celtics cruised to a 116-86 win.

Jayson Tatum: Bio, Early Life, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Nationality

Jayson Tatum was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 3, 1998, to parents Justin Tatum and Brandy Cole.

He became interested in the world of basketball in his childhood years. He has a brother, Jaycob, and a sister, Kayden.

In addition, he is the godson of retired NBA player Larry Hughes. He is of American nationality and his ethnicity is All-American.

Education

Talking about his education, Tatum attended Chaminade College Preparatory School.

Additionally, he was also enrolled at Duke University.

Jayson Tatum: Career, Profession Life

Jayson Tatum initially averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in his freshman year. As a sophomore, he averaged 26.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.

He received Second-team Naismith Trophy All-American honors in his junior year.

Additionally, he joined the St. Louis Eagles Amateur Athletic Union in 2015.

At Duke University, he had a 40-point, 17-rebound game in a 76–57 win over Bentonville High School.

In addition, as a senior, he averaged 29.6 points/9.1 rebounds and posted six 40-point games.

Talking about his professional career, Tatum was drafted by Boston Celtics on June 22, 2017.

He recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in his NBA debut.

Additionally, he had a career-high 28 points in a 117–101 win against the third-seed Philadelphia 76ers.

He is the cousin of Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue.

Tatum received the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award in 2016.

Additionally, in 2018, he was part of the NBA All-Rookie Team.

Jayson Tatum’s Salary, Net Worth

Jayson Tatum’s salary is $34 million. Furthermore, he has an estimated net worth of $25 million as per 2023’s data.

Jayson Tatum: Rumors, Controversy

Jayson Tatum became part of a controversy after he was denied access to Warwick in Hollywood due to the age factor.

At present, there are no rumors unbalancing his life and career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Talking about his body measurement, Jayson Tatum has a height of 2.03 m or 6 feet 8 inches.

Additionally, he weighs around 93 kg.

Furthermore, his hair color is dark brown and his eye color is black.

Social Media Profile

Jayson Tatum is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

He has more than 290k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 1.3M followers on Instagram.

Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 79k followers.

Trivia

• At 23 years, 32 days old Jayson Tatum just became the youngest player in Celtics history to reach 5,000 career points.-His dad tweeted on 5th April 2020.

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References: (msn, espn, express)

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