The Boston Celtics have found their stride recently after soldiering on from what was a poor start to the season. Jayson Tatum didn't shoot the ball efficiently at the onset of the campaign, but he has regained his moxie over the past month.

The Celtics strung up nine straight wins before getting upset by the Detroit Pistons before the All-Star break. But clearly, the squad has found its identity under first-year coach Ime Udoka, and Tatum has fully embraced his leadership role.

The All-Star forward knows he still has a long way to go in adding another championship banner for the Celtics. But aside from that, he also dreams of seeing his jersey hanging from the rafters as well (via Heavy).

“Who wouldn’t want their number retired? I feel like everybody should aspire to have their number retired to the rafters. Because ultimately, that means you accomplished something special. And hopefully, I can be around long enough, and accomplish a lot of special things. I ain’t really thought about it much, I’m more about being in the moment, but that would be incredible.”

The 23-year-old Tatum, early in his NBA career, already had a front-row seat to how special a jersey retirement ceremony is, especially for a storied franchise such as the Celtics.

“I was there when Paul (Pierce) got his number retired, that was my rookie year. That was an incredible moment, Paul Peirce is somebody I look up to, somebody I’ve studied a lot growing up, and somebody I’ve really gotten to know over the years.”

Tatum will witness another one when the Celtics retire the jersey of Kevin Garnett next month.