With four All-Star selections, three appearances on the All-NBA Teams and soon 10,000 career points, Jayson Tatum is one of the superstars of the NBA.
He is the “franchise player” of one of the most prestigious franchises in the NBA, and after having tasted the Finals in 2022, he wants to return there as quickly as possible to offer an 18th banner to the fans.
The first objective is to overtake the Lakers (17 NBA titles), but also to climb a few steps in the hierarchy of the best players in the history of the Celtics.
“I wish I was on the Celtics’ Mount Rushmore,” explains Jayson Tatum. “Bird, Russell, Paul Pierce and all the others. They paved the way. The only thing all these guys have is titles. I have to reach the top of the mountain to be considered one of them. I want to be one of the greatest players of all time. I want to be known as a winner, and I believe I will be. »
A Celtic for life?
A child from Saint-Louis, who arrived in the NBA at 19, the All-Star winger now feels well integrated in Boston, the city where he became an adult and a father.
“It’s only recently that I’ve started to feel a connection to Boston”, he admits. “I grew up here, my son grew up here, I grew up here. I have accomplished so much. Everything happened so quickly, and Boston played such an important role in my life. I feel like I have more connections, a lot more, in the last couple of years. At first it felt like I lived here, but I was from St. Louis. I’m a St. Louis kid. Now I’m part of Boston. I really feel connected to the city and the people of Boston.”
To the point of spending his entire career there? “You never know what can happen, but I love playing for the Celtics. I found my place in the city and learned to appreciate it. I love the fans. It would be really hard to leave this place” he concludes, while he is eligible for a (huge) contract extension next summer…
| Jayson Tatum | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 80 | 31 | 47.5 | 43.4 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 79 | 31 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 85.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 66 | 34 | 45.0 | 40.3 | 81.2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 23.4 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 64 | 36 | 45.9 | 38.6 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 76 | 36 | 45.3 | 35.3 | 85.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 26.9 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 74 | 37 | 46.6 | 35.0 | 85.4 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 30.1 |
| Total | 439 | 34 | 45.8 | 37.5 | 84.7 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 22.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
