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NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Jayson Tatum

The Path
Jayson Tatum garnered significant hype after an explosive senior season at Chaminade College Preparatory School in Missouri. The five-star recruit and Gatorade National Player of the Year decided to suit up for the Duke Blue Devils, providing Coach Krzyzewski with another prolific offensive star on the perennial powerhouse team in the ACC. An ankle injury derailed the start of Tatum’s career at Duke but the small forward found his groove at the start of the new year. He ended of meeting expectations from a personal standpoint by averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 1.