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Jayson Tatum receives praise from Paul Pierce and Vegas

Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum has received plenty of praise over the past two days. ESPN’s Chris Forsberg tweeted out a quote from an Instagram video Paul Pierce recorded about the Celtics’ first round pick.

Paul Pierce during his Instagram live session on the common today: “That Tatum kid, he’s going to be real. … I like that kid.” pic.twitter.com/fWUKkeELPo

— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) July 18, 2017

Tatum played in six summer games combined in the Utah and Las Vegas leagues. In 32.5 minutes per game, he averaged 18.