9 years ago today, the Celtics drafted Jayson Tatum.
Since then:
- NBA Champion
- 6x All-Star
- 5x All-NBA
- 4x All-NBA 1st team
- 2x Gold Medalist
- 2022 ECF MVP
- ASG MVP
- Most points in a Game 7
- Only 30+ PPG season in Celtics History
Jayson Tatum in elimination games excluding G7 versus Miami, where he got hurt:
27.3 PPG (leads NBA)
8.6 RPG
6.0 APG
1.1 SPG
1.1 BPG
44/38/84%
He’s 11-5 in that span… nobody in the association is better in do-or-die situations 🍀
3 YEARS AGO TODAY
Jayson Tatum scored the most points ever in a Game 7: 51!
Tatum's Career Highs
▪️ Regular Season (60)
▪️ Playoffs (51)
▪️ All-Star Game (55)
▪️ Play-In Tournament (50)
Arkansas' Darius Acuff measured 6'2 barefoot and 186 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'7 wingspan and 8'2.5 standing reach.
In line with past measurements. Not the biggest or longest guard around, but certainly not any kind of deal-breaker.
maturing is realizing none of us are easy to be with. It's about who's willing to stay committed to understanding you and actually wants to grow with you.
“I know I look rusty, I know I’ve made some mistakes. But one thing I do know is I’m trying my ass off… I’m a little winded but 10 and a half months after tearing my Achilles I’m giving it all I got. And I know each game I’m going to get a little better.”
— Jayson Tatum
It's done.
13 years after the Celtics traded Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn for players and 1st round picks, those first two picks are now both top 10 scorers in franchise history.
Michael B. Jordan is now the sixth Black actor to win Best Actor in a Leading Role at the #Oscars
Joining Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker and Will Smith.