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| HT/WT: 6-8, 229 lbs |
| Birthplace: St. Louis, MO |
| Age: 28 |
| School: Duke |
| Experience: 9 |
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1:19Pressure on Jayson Tatum Without Jaylen Brown
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1:29How are Paul George and Mitchell Robinson Impacting Celtics?
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1:06Concern for Celtics After Tatum's Poor Shooting?
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1:30How Worried Should Celtics Be After Losing To The Pistons
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1:12How Impressive Was Paul George's Celtics Debut?
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1:13LeBron James Games To Watch: First Boston Game
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1:59Jaylen Brown Returns to Boston
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1:54What Did The NBA Tell Us With Their Opening Night Slate?
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22:01NBA Releases Notable Schedule Dates
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1:20New Look Celtics Face Early Test at Pistons
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1:30John Gonzalez' Top 5 Starting Fives in the NBA: No. 5 Boston Celtics
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1:33Celtics Trading Jaylen Brown to 76ers
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1:11Is There a Wing the Lakers Can Afford?
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1:01Tom Brady's Pitch to Bring LeBron to the Celtics
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1:18Should the Magic Trade Banchero or Wagner?
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1:19Contract Trade Candidates: Donovan Mitchell
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1:42Contract Trade Candidates: De'Aaron Fox
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1:45
Brad Stevens Explains Jaylen Brown Trade
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1:28How Positive Should Brad Stevens Be With Acquiring Paul George
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Are the Celtics Better After Jaylen Brown-Paul George Trade?
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2026 Stats
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| Regular Season | 35.1 | 27.0 | 41.8 | 6.0 | 7.9 |
Top Jayson Tatum News
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: May be rested
Tatum (rest) is questionable for Wednesday against the Bucks, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports.
Tatum's questionable designation suggests Boston could give its star forward a night off for maintenance purposes. His status will be worth monitoring ahead of Wednesday's tip-off, as his potential absence would open up additional scoring opportunities for the Celtics' remaining starters.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Struggles from downtown
Tatum totaled 19 points (5-16 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 8-8 FT), six rebounds, nine assists and one steal in 32 minutes during Monday's 109-93 loss to Houston.
Tatum struggled to get his shot to fall but still managed to lead Boston in scoring. He's hitting at a clip of 23.1 percent from deep over his last four matchups, though that hasn't prevented him from tallying 20-plus points in three of the four showings. Tatum has also managed to find success as a playmaker, as he's now averaging 7.9 dimes in seven games this season.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Scores game-high 32 points in win
Tatum racked up 32 points (8-19 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 15-17 FT), four rebounds, seven assists and two blocks over 34 minutes during Sunday's 108-97 victory over the Magic.
Tatum went back to the locker room after bumping heads with Jamal Cain in the first quarter, but the Celtics' superstar was able to return and recorded his third 30-plus point outing of the season. Tatum made another massive impact from the charity stripe, attempting 17 or more free throws for the second time in 2026-27, and has now dished out at least six assists in every contest. His struggles from beyond the arc continued, however, but he'll continue providing contributions across the board as the unquestioned leader in Boston.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Returns versus Orlando
Tatum (head) returned to Sunday's game against Orlando, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.
Tatum bumped heads with Jamal Cain in the first quarter and went to the locker room to address bleeding from his head. He's back on the floor, though his condition is certainly worth monitoring the rest of the way.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Heads to locker room Sunday
Tatum (head) exited Sunday's game against the Magic, Bobby Krivitsky of Forbes.com reports.
Tatum bumped heads with Jamal Cain late in the first quarter and exited for further medical treatment. For now, he should be considered questionable to return. If Tatum can't get back on the floor Sunday, Sam Hauser could see more minutes the rest of the way.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Solid all-around effort Friday
Tatum finished with 26 points (9-20 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 6-8 FT), seven rebounds and seven assists across 35 minutes in Friday's 125-111 win over the Bulls.
After draining a shot as time expired to lead Boston to the 125-124 overtime win over Brooklyn on Tuesday, Tatum had another strong performance to help the Celtics secure their fourth consecutive victory of the season. The 28-year-old is now averaging 27.6 points (the second-highest mark of his career), 6.4 rebounds and 7.8 assists in five regular-season games in 2026-27. Tatum hasn't shot well from deep, though he's still performing at an All-Star level. That's not expected to change anytime soon.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Sinks game-winning shot Tuesday
Tatum finished with 40 points (10-20 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 18-22 FT), five rebounds, eight assists and one block across 42 minutes in Tuesday's 125-124 overtime win over Brooklyn.
Tatum had a productive showing Tuesday, finishing with a game-high in scoring while draining a shot in overtime as time expired to lead the Celtics to another win. The 28-year-old scored 13 points in the 121-113 loss to the Pistons to begin the 2026-27 campaign. Since then, he has been on a roll, averaging 33.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.3 steals over 35.6 minutes per contest during that span.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Well-rounded showing in win
Tatum tallied 23 points (7-17 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 7-8 FT), seven rebounds, six assists and one steal across 28 minutes in Monday's 134-99 win over Chicago.
Tatum turned in another productive showing after stuffing the stat sheet in Friday's win over the Knicks. The star forward finished as Boston's second-leading scorer, reaching the 20-point threshold for a second straight game. He also tied for the team high in rebounds and paced all players in assists, dishing out at least six assists for the third time in as many regular-season appearances thus far.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Stuffs stat sheet in win
Tatum tallied 36 points (14-26 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 5-5 FT), nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals across 37 minutes in Friday's 107-103 win over the Knicks.
After shooting just 6-for-23 from the field and scoring 13 points in Tuesday's season-opening loss to Detroit, Tatum bounced back in a major way Friday. The star forward wasn't shy about hunting his shot and finished with a game-high 36 points, 25 of which came in the second half. The 28-year-old also led the Celtics in rebounds, assists and steals in a well-rounded effort.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Double-doubles in loss
Tatum closed with 13 points (6-23 FG, 0-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), four rebounds and 11 assists across 38 minutes during Tuesday's 121-113 loss to the Pistons.
Tatum simply couldn't get anything going from the floor, en route to just 13 points, including 0-of-7 from the perimeter. If we're being honest, this could be one of his worst shooting performances of the season, a reassuring fact for fantasy managers. With that said, Tatum certainly had his fingerprints all over the game, handing out a game-high 11 assists. It appeared as though his playmaking was by design, an interesting wrinkle, should it be an ongoing theme.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Expected to suit up Tuesday
Tatum (rest) is expected to play in Tuesday's opener against the Pistons.
Tatum didn't play in the 125-120 preseason overtime win over the 76ers on Friday. However, since he sat out that contest to rest, he is in line to play Tuesday in Detroit. The six-time All-Star appeared in 16 regular-season games in 2025-26 after working his way back from an Achilles injury, averaging 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals across 32.6 minutes per contest. With Jaylen Brown now in Philadelphia, Tatum is the undisputed top offensive option for the Celtics, and assuming he stays healthy, he should be considered an MVP candidate entering the 2026-27 campaign.
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