Jayson Tatum To Boston As The No. 3 Pick In The 2017 NBA Draft

Thursday night in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets freshman Jayson Tatum out of Duke was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft.

As a freshman in his one season at Duke Jayson Tatum averaged 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Blue Devils in 2016-17, ranking second on the team and among ACC freshmen in both categories. He shot .452 from the floor and .849 from the free throw line in 33.3 minutes per game. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211634691&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Jayson's skill set and work ethic will make him a star with the Boston Celtics,” Krzyzewski said. “His game translates to the NBA as well or better than anyone else in the draft. The Celtics are getting a humble, thoughtful, talented young man who should be able to help them right away.” "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211634691&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Jayson Tatum set a Duke single-season record with six games of at least 10 points/5 rebounds/3 assists/2 steals/2 blocks; those six occasions are also the third-most in Duke history for a career. He is just the third Duke player under Coach K, alongside Parker and Okafor, to average 16+ points and 7+ rebounds as a freshman. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211634691&DB_OEM_ID=4200

On Duke's single-season freshman charts, Tatum ranks fourth in free throws made (118), fifth in free throw percentage (.849) and rebound average (7.3), seventh in scoring average (16.8), eighth in blocks per game (1.1) and 10th in steals (1.3) and minutes (33.3) per game. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211634691&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Jayson Tatum's 26 double-figure scoring game and seven 20-point games are also both the 10th-most in Duke history by a freshman. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211634691&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Jayson Tum was a three-time ACC Freshman of the Week, Tatum was a third-team All-ACC selection and a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team. He is one of five final candidates for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, as well a USBWA All-District III honoree. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211634691&DB_OEM_ID=4200

How will Jayson Tatum perform next season in his first year in the league with Boston under the direction of his new head coach Brad Stevens? Will he average the same amount of points he did in his one season in Mike Krzyzewski's program?