Jayson Tatum is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. Tatum played one season of college basketball at Duke University before declaring for the NBA Draft, where he was selected third overall by the Celtics in 2017. He has earned multiple NBA All-Star selections and led Boston to the 2022 NBA Finals. Tatum is also a standout performer for the U.S. Men's National Basketball Team, contributing to their gold medal win at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.