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Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics just posterized Paul George of the Oklahoma Thunder. Check out the clip below as posted by Dime, featuring Tatum running the fast break and spiking it right in George’s face: oh my god, Jayson Tatum got Paul George 💀 https://t.co/sgwr2iEwoI — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) October 26, 2018 One has to remember […]

In his rookie campaign last season, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum quickly established himself as one of the top young talents to watch moving forward. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft displayed his advanced scoring skills partnered with his size and length. With injuries to Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, a […]

The Toronto Raptors are 2-0 on the young season, and the two players they acquired this summer from the San Antonio Spurs, All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard and shooting guard Danny Green, teamed up to make a stellar defensive play against Boston Celtics second-year swingman Jayson Tatum in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game. Tatum […]

Boston Celtics young stud Jayson Tatum is already in All-Star form early into the season.  Tatum, who was 20 years and 227 days old for Tuesday’s opener, became the youngest Celtic to score at least 20 points in a season opener. Jayson Tatum is the youngest player in @celtics history to score at least 20 […]

The Eastern Conference is undergoing a shift in the power balance. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost LeBron James this offseason, so the team’s stranglehold on the East is over. Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are looking to assert themselves as the team to beat in the conference. The young swingman knows the conference is wide […]

The Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum soundly beat the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in May. Tatum and Embiid spent part of their summers working out with each other, and Tatum was sure to remind his rival of their playoff series. The Celtics beat the Sixers in five games, but […]

There is no shortage of talent in the Boston Celtics locker room. Five-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and last season’s rookie sensation Jayson Tatum recently went at it in a playful war of words, which eventually ended up with the 20-year-old blaming team general manager Danny Ainge for him not being selected as last year’s first […]

Most players use their first few seasons in the NBA to develop their game at a professional level. Their potential is often evident, but it can take time to learn all of the tricks of this trade. Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, however, think they’re ready to lead now. Brown, now 21 […]

The third overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is coming off one of the best rookie performances in the postseason. The unfortunate injuries to Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward were a blessing in disguise for Tatum, giving him the minutes he needed to showcase his NBA-ready performance. For everything […]

Coming out of Duke everyone knew Jayson Tatum was good, but not many in the Boston Celtics organization expected him to be this good this early. Last year he averaged 13.9 points and shot 47.5 percent from the floor as a rookie. Al Horford knew that the Celtics were getting a good one when they […]

There was once a time that height was might in the NBA, with franchises needing a talented big man to anchor a successful run in the league. Nowadays, the thought seems like ancient history with the modern space and pace game of the NBA. As the game leans toward being more positionless and guard-centric, the […]

The 2017 rookie class has made a definite splash in the NBA, as Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell cracked the top 25 in ESPN’s latest player rankings. Tatum comes in at No. 24 after stepping up in the playoffs, taking over as the team’s leading scorer by raising […]

Last year’s draft class was a pretty deep one in terms of the number of rookies who made significant impact for their respective team. Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell, the two rookies that were leading the Rookie of the Year Race for the majority of the year, both put up gaudy numbers and led their […]

Jayson Tatum’s star is continuing to burn bright, but NBA legend Grant Hill knew this long before Tatum was playing for the Boston Celtics. In fact, Grant Hill saw this while Tatum was on a recruiting trip to Duke according to Jay King of The Athletic. Hill told King: “Jayson is just an amazing talent […]

The NBA offseason is nearing its final stages and the players are sure to make the most of it. Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant was seen partying with Boston Celtics young stud Jayson Tatum and his superstar teammate, Kyrie Irving. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOzLYRD4t8/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=oy7izlstrw6i Just a couple of days ago, KD was spotted putting up shots with […]

The Boston Celtics are arguably the deepest team in the entire NBA. Thanks to a myriad of solid draft picks, savvy free agent signings, and a little luck of the Irish in recent years, they have at least nine players who can play heavy minutes every single game. This abundance of riches, however beneficial, can […]

Jayson Tatum’s phenomenal rookie season came when he was just 19 years old. Tatum didn’t have the option of entering the league out of high school like his idol, Kobe Bryant did. But the Boston Celtics’ rising star spoke with Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated about the NBA rethinking the one-and-done rule. Tatum was asked […]

NBA fans expect big things from 6-foot-8 swingman Jayson Tatum this upcoming year, and the Boston Celtics youngster knows there will be a lot of pressure on he and his team. The Celtics are the prohibitive favorite in the Eastern Conference, though there are some questions about how all the talent will fit together now […]

Former Duke forward and current Boston Celtic Jayson Tatum recently made an interesting pick for who he thought would be the best player of his draft class. Tatum had a tough choice to pick from in a class that included a handful of very talented point guards. Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, De’Aaron Fox, Dennis Smith […]

Jayson Tatum is beloved in Boston after a successful rookie season. Celtics fans are all in on the versatile wing and Tatum is loving his new home. But this wasn’t always the case for Tatum. He admitted on the Bill Simmons Podcast that he didn’t always like Boston. “Tatum: I used to hate Boston. Simmons: […]

Jayson Tatum will make a ton of money when he signs his next contract in a few years. Danny Ainge will likely be the one who pays him, assuming nothing crazy happens with the Boston Celtics. But regardless, Tatum feels like Ainge owes him a little bit of money in the meantime. Tatum appeared on […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has plenty of connections now that he’s a year deep into the league, but even before he broke out as the third overall selection of the 2017 NBA Draft, his friendship with Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal could be a huge reason he owns this platform. Tatum has been linked […]

The Boston Celtics could have potentially missed out on Marcus Smart, a former restricted free agent with a price tag high enough to put the team waist-deep into the luxury tax. But even if he wanted Smart back, Jayson Tatum never pressured his teammate into coming back, letting it happen on its own. The possibility […]

Boston Celtics budding superstar Jayson Tatum had the rare opportunity this summer to work out his game with five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant. Tatum recently had an appearance on Bill Simmons’ podcast and talked about learning the ropes from the Los Angeles Lakers legend. “I got a chance to just sit down and talk to him […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Bill Simmons of The Ringer. Amid their discussion, the 20-year-old revealed which player he looked up to most growing up. Tatum: For young guys — obviously we’re in the NBA, but we still kinda look up to a lot of guys that […]

Jayson Tatum might only have a year of experience at the NBA level, but after playing with a coaching legend like Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, he knows a coaching wizard when he sees one, doing so easily with Boston Celtics boss Brad Stevens. The 6-foot-8 forward told Bill Simmons of The Ringer when he realized […]

It goes without saying that the 2017 NBA Draft boasted some serious star power. Among the players at the forefront was Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum who was taken with the third overall pick. As a result, there has been some speculation regarding whether Tatum has some animosity toward the players selected ahead of him […]

Jayson Tatum is optimistic about Kyrie Irving’s impending return to the court. The Boston Celtics talisman recently held a kids’ basketball camp with Irving in July and was encouraged by what he saw during his time with the All-Star point man. “Just hoping that everyone comes back healthy and stays healthy,” said Tatum, according to Adam […]

The Boston Celtics are unquestionably one of the most promising teams in the league today. Breakout star Jayson Tatum recognizes his team’s potential, and is eager to work with one particular member of their young squad — Gordon Hayward. After signing a four-year, $218 million deal with the Celtics last summer, Hayward’s season was cut […]

The Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers are building quite the rivalry in the Eastern Conference and it looks like it will be going for years to come. In the offseason rivalries seem to go out to the window and everyone works out with everyone. Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid both share Drew Hanlen as a […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum had a solid rookie season, to be sure. In fact, the former Duke Blue Devil played so well that he earned an All-Rookie First Team selection. Now, with a new season on the horizon, Tatum is looking to improve his game even more. In a recent Q&A interview with Adam […]

Jayson Tatum might have only spent one season in the NBA, but his team’s renewed rivalry with the Philadelphia 76ers is only beginning. His personal rivalry with center Joel Embiid now has a solid foundation after the Boston Celtics blazed past the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, something he still reminds him to this […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum might have only spent one season in college, but he’s looking to heed the advice of his former coach, Mike Krzyzewski. “Coach K” has been a believer in leadership on the court, not only on the sidelines, and urged Tatum to speak up when he had to — something he’ll […]

The third overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft, Jayson Tatum had a very productive season last year. The timely injuries to Boston Celtics All-stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward pushed Tatum into the starting role spotlight, which yielded great results for Coach Brad Stevens. For his rookie season, Tatum averaged 13.9 points per game on […]

Boston Celtics rising star Jayson Tatum got to check off one of the goals from his bucket list, working out with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant during the summer. Bryant, a 20-year veteran of the league, said he was very impressed with Tatum’s innate ability to mimic his movements and footwork, something he had […]

Jayson Tatum’s breakout rookie season with the Boston Celtics catapulted him to the forefront of the NBA. Now he’s starring in his own Foot Locker commercial where he “unearths” a package containing a new pair of kicks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj7cYPbtkEI&feature=youtu.be The video is a blast from the past, from everything to the music to the VHS tape […]

Jayson Tatum, the former Duke Blue Devil and third overall pick by the Boston Celtics, was a huge revelation for the team last season. The Rookie of the Year finalist averaged an astounding 13.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game on 47.5% FG shooting and 43.4 percent on threes as the third option […]

The last time the basketball world caught a glimpse of Jayson Tatum, the Boston Celtics rookie dropped 24 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, he has turned to a familiar No. 24 to unleash hell on an Eastern Conference devoid of LeBron. ESPN’s Chris […]

Jayson Tatum had a special rookie year last season and there has been a lot of talk about how well he can play in his sophomore campaign. There are lots of expectations and some are saying the Boston Celtics forward is already turning into the next NBA superstar. Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report released his […]