By Jayson Tatum whose full legal name is Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. was born on March 3rd, 1998. He is an American pro basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics. During his high school days in Missouri, he was a McDonald’s All-American. He played collegiate basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
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The young NBA star was chosen with the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft Boston Celtics. Tatum was an elite recruit and regarded as one of the finest prospects in the class of 2016 and was ranked #3 overall and #2 small forwards in the high school class in 2016. Let’s take a look at his achievements in his career so far:
- Four-time NBA All-Star (2020–2023)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (2023)
- All-NBA First Team (2022)
- All-NBA Third Team (2020)
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP (2022)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018)
- Third-team All-ACC (2017)
- ACC All-Freshman team (2017)
- McDonald’s All-American (2016)
- Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016)
- Mr. Show-Me Basketball (2016)
Jayson Tatum Current Net Worth (2023)
As of this writing, the Celtics small forward has a staggering estimated net worth of around $30 million with a monthly paycheck of over $1, 50,000 as per reported by caknowledge. He established himself through his career. Well, there’s still a long road ahead for this young star to achieve far greater things and eventually earn more in the days to come.
Jayson Tatum Love Life
Jayson Tatum has a tumultuous love life. He even has a son in his previous relationship with Toriah Lachell. The NBA superstar met Torah during his high school days. She was a varsity athlete. Both share a common interest on the athlete side, they quickly hit it off and started dating. After being together for a couple of years, they welcomed a son which they named their son Deuce. Tatum was just 19 years old at that time.
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Not too long after the former couple welcomed their son, they ended up splitting. Despite all that, it looks like they are still in touch and put their son as a priority. The basketball player recently disclosed that his son isn’t too pleased when fans or paparazzi approach him and ask for pictures or autographs when they’re out together. As a result, he has firmly requested fans or the paps not to approach him or ask for pictures when he is with his son as he wants Deuce to know that he is his topmost priority.
So as of now, Tatum is currently in a relationship with British singer/songwriter Ella Mai. The two have been dating each other since 2020 and are still going strong.
Jayson Tatum Family
Jayson Tatum was born to parents Justin Tatum and Brandy Cole. His father Justin Tatum played basketball at St. Louis University and is a gym instructor and basketball coach at Christian Brothers College High School in Saint Louis, where he completed his graduation in 1997, roughly a year before the birth of Jayson. Justin Tatum also previously served as a coach and athletics director at Soldan International Studies High School for about 6 years.
The NBA star parents gave birth to him when they were both 19 and undergraduate. Tatum’s mother Brandy attended St. Louis University School of Law and is currently a practicing attorney around the St. Louis circuit.
Tatum is a firm believer in Christ. He’s always vocal about his credit to God for his immense success in his career.
Jayson Tatum Lifestyle
Jayson Tatum, a famous NBA player who is worth several millions of dollars doesn’t really live an extravagant life as many would expect. Despite having so much money, he’s very careful about spending money. He did not spend a dime of his Celtics contract which is worth $30 million. He instantly deposited it into his bank account. The talented NBA star mostly uses cash he earns from sponsorship deals to pay his bills.
Hence, we’re not exactly sure if Tatum used his sponsorship deals earnings when he purchased a $4 million home in Newton, Massachusetts back in October 2019.
As for his automobiles, he has a black Ford Mustang that was custom-built, Rolls Royce, and a Mercedes G63 AMG.
