Jayson Tatum Wife, Son, Net Worth, Position And Age
Jayson Christopher Tatum is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His achievements include being a 5-time NBA All-Star, 3-time All-NBA selection, 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player, and 2020 Olympic gold medalist.
Jayson Tatum Net Worth
Jayson Tatum has a net worth of $50 million.
Age
Jayson Tatum was born on March 3, 1998, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He is currently 25 years old. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Career and Education
Tatum attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in Missouri where he played basketball. As a sophomore, he averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds per game. During his junior year, he averaged 25.9 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists and earned Second-team Naismith Trophy All-American honors.
He committed to play college basketball for Duke University. As a freshman at Duke in 2016-2017, Tatum averaged 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He was named to the ACC All-Freshman team and third team All-ACC.
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After one season at Duke, Tatum declared for the 2017 NBA draft. He was selected #3 overall by the Boston Celtics. During his rookie season, Tatum averaged 13.9 points and 5 rebounds per game. He was named to the 2018 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Since then, Tatum has developed into the Celtics' best player. He became an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2020 and went on to earn 4 more All-Star selections. In 2022, Tatum led the Celtics to the NBA Finals and won Eastern Conference Finals MVP.
Parents
Jayson's father is Justin Tatum, a former professional basketball player and current interim head coach of the Illawarra Hawks in Australia. His mother is Brandy Cole, a lawyer with degrees in communications, political science, and a MBA. Cole raised Jayson as a single mother after having him at age 18.
Siblings
Jayson has a brother named Jaycob Tatum.
Jayson Tatum Son
Jayson has one son named Jayson Christopher Tatum Jr., nicknamed Deuce, born in 2017.
Height
Jayson Tatum is 6'8 (2.03 meters) tall. His playing position is small forward and power forward.
