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Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American Professional Basketball Player. He plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jayson played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils before entering the 2017 NBA draft. Jayson has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He is best known for being an NBA All-Star with the Boston Celtics.

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Jayson's Earning and Properties

He is an NBA player playing for Boston Celtics. His net worth is about $25 million. His main source of income comes from the games he plays for the Boston Celtics. He gets a hefty amount of payment from games. The Celtics have him on a Rookie max-extension contract, in four years his earnings will be $195 million. Being this young his net worth will increase at a massive rate. Jayson Tatum earns an annual salary $32,600,000, through a five-year contract of $163,000,300 with Celtics. It contains an average income of $2,716,667 per month. Jayson also earns from endorsements which he signed with Air Jordan, Gatorade, Subway, and NBA 2K. Jayson is a spokesperson for Imo's Pizza. 

In October 2019, he bought a beautiful home in Newton, Massachusetts worth $4 million. He also owns the custom-built black Ford Mustang, Rolls Royce, and Mercedes G63 AMG.

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Jayson's Early Life

Jayson was born on 3 March 1998 to Justin Tatum and Brandy Cole. Unfortunately, his mother raised him as a single mother. While his father who was a basketball player took a job as a gym teacher and a basketball coach at the ‘Christian Brothers College High School’ in St. Louis. 

Tatum attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. As a freshman, he averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game and was named Co-Player of the year, 2013 Metro Catholic Conference leading the Red Devils to both (MCC) and Missouri District 2 crowns. Due to a foot injury, he missed 8 games in college. On December 6, 2016, Tatum tallied 22 points and 8 rebounds in an 84–74 victory over Florida at the Jimmy V Classic. He was named ACC freshman of the week. At the end of his freshman season, he opted to go directly into the 2017 NBA draft as a one-and-done, where he was projected as a first-round selection.

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Jayson's Career and Achievements 

Boston Celtics selected him with the third overall pick, which they received from Philadelphia. Jayson was the Celtic's second straight No. 3 pick for a small forward, following Jaylen Brown in 2016. In the 2017 NBA Summer League, he showed his abilities averaging 18.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 2.0 assists in nearly 33 minutes of action. And named to the All-Summer League Second Team alongside Bryn Forbes, Cheick Diallo, Wayne Selden Jr., and Kyle Kuzma. In Game 1 of the third-seed Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson had a career-high 28 points in a 117–101 win. In a Game 2 victory, he became the youngest player to score 20 points in four straight games in 61 days, surpassing Kobe Bryant's accomplishment who held this record in 272 days. 

In the Celtics' 2018–19 season opener, Tatum scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 105–87 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 24 points and 14 rebounds in a 103–101 victory over the New York Knicks. And scored 24 points and 6 rebounds in a 101–95 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jayson scored a then career-high 39 points, along with 12 rebounds, in a 119–93 win over the Charlotte Hornets. In the 2020 NBA playoffs, the Celtics had victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors in the fourth and seventh games but were defeated by Miami Heat in the sixth game. On November 22, 2020, Jayson and the Celtics agreed to a rookie maximum extension of five years, worth $195 million. On December 23, 2020, Jayson made 30 points and 7 rebounds, alongside a game-winning three-pointer, in a 122–121 win against the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 9, 2021, Jayson tested positive for COVID-19 and missed multiple games. 

In Game 3 of the first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets and their Big Three Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving, Jayson scored 50 points with 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. On October 25, 2021, in a 140–129 overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets, Jayson recorded 41 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists to lead the Celtics to their first win of the season. He was selected for his third consecutive All-Star appearance on February 3, 2022. On March 3, he scored 21 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 120–107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. And again Jayson made season-high 54 points in a 126–120 win over the Brooklyn Nets, tying Larry Bird for the most 50-point games in Celtics history. Jayson and Jaylen Brown broke the record by both scoring 30 points in a 124–104 victory over the Denver Nuggets. On April 17, In Game 1 he scored 31 points and 8 assists with a game-winning lay-up defeating Brooklyn Nets in a 115-114 game. In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Jayson recorded 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists in a 116–108 win over the reigning champions Milwaukee Bucks to tie the series at 2–2. In Game 6 of the series, on May 13, Jayson scored 46 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the Celtics to a 108–95 win and force a game 7 in Boston. In Game 7, Tatum posted 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists in a 109–81 win over the Bucks, thus securing the Celtics a place in the Eastern Conference Finals. He got inaugural Eastern Conference Finals MVP after averaging 25.0 points, 8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game in the series. He led the Celtics to a 120–108 win over the Golden State Warriors with 13 assists. 

Jayson also played in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Denoting Team USA at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, Jayson played 16 minutes, 57 seconds, scoring 14 points, pulling down 4 rebounds, and also having 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He was selected as one of the players on Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. He helped Team USA win the gold medal, and in six games, he averaged 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.5 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game. 

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Charities 

Every year, the Jayson Tatum Foundation funds about 100 boys and girls to attend an all-expenses-paid one-day summer Basketball Camp and Leadership Program. According to the Foundation’s website, it chooses agencies and organizations in the greater St. Louis metro area that require aid each year and seeks donations through collaborating organizations.

During, the coronavirus outbreak, the foundation promised to match $250,000 in donations to Feeding America and the Greater Boston Food Bank to assist give meals to those in need in the Boston area.

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Jayson's Personal Life

Jayson is Christian, he believes in Lord Jesus for his success and glorious career. He is good friends with former Duke teammate and current NBA player Harry Giles. Celtics Jayson Tatum and award-winning British singer Ella Mai are said to be together. The couple has allegedly been dating since 2020. The couple was spotted together at mogul Michaelz Rubin's annual Fourth of July White Party in the Hamptons. 

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Engagement In Social Media

Jayson has a huge fan following on different social media. He seems to be very active on social media, where posts about his daily life and events. With millions of fan following he also gets paid for posting on social media. Jayson has 5.2 million followers on Instagram. He has 937K followers on Facebook and 1.1 million followers on Twitter. 

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