Boston ace Jayson Tatum revealed that in 2017, just before the NBA draft, he saw himself away from the Celtics jersey.
"I called my family and said, "I think I want to go to Phoenix." The coach at the time, Earl Watson, told me to come, that Devin Booker and I were "killers" and that he would let us play. I was sitting in the car thinking how good that sounds," reveals Tatum.
He was the third pick in the draft, ended up in Boston. Now he found out how.
"I was worried that I wouldn't get a place in the Celtics, but then coach Mike Krzyzewski called me. He told me: "Jason, the Celtics called, they want you to come and see you. I think Brad Stevens is a great coach, it's a great environment and you'll learn a lot." After that conversation, I agreed," said Tatum.
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