2017-18 Donruss Optic #198 Jayson Tatum BGS 9.5 Rookie

Description

Tatum is from Creve Coeur, Missouri.  He played at Duke for the 2016-17 season before declaring for the NBA Draft.  He helped lead the Blue Devils to the 2016-17 NCAA tournament where they would lose in the second round.  He would be the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft selected by the Boston Celtics.  He would put up decent stats that would get him named to the 2018 NBA All-Rookie First team.  He wound increase his stats in his sophomore season and win the All-Stars Skills Challenge in 2018-19.  He would garner his first NBA All-Star and All-NBA Third team selections in 2019-20 and also helped the Celtics to the East Conference Finals, a loss to the Heat.  He would help lead the Celtics to the NBA playoffs in 2020-21 but would see an early exit in the first round.  In 2021-22, he would lead the Celtics to the NBA Finals, which would be a loss to the Warriors.  He would receive his first All-NBA First team selection.  Tatum is a stud, and this would be a beautiful addition to any collection.