How much should you trust the jumper?
43.4% from three on 242 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Players Jayson Tatum
The historical record · 2017-18
JaysonTatum
Forward· 6' 8"
Inside the game of Jayson Tatum.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2017-18 · Regular season
80 games · BOSPoints / G13.9
Rebounds / G5.0
Assists / G1.6
Minutes / G30.5
Field goal47.5%
Three-point43.4%
Historical teams: BOS. Impact and player-strength ratings are awaiting validation.
Historical seasonNo recorded 2017-18 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Clip / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
1:06
ESPN · 2026-10-24
Jayson Tatum keeps the Celtics afloat with a clutch fourth-quarter performance
Open the full clip with the publisher.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
— recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume— PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production— AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production— REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite29.0% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume30.9 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency58.6% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
Decisions under pressure
1.12 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Tatum’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2017-18 regular season · 80 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2017-18 · Percentages and attempt volume.
58.6%True shooting
53.8%Effective FG
49.2%
Two-point593 attempts43.4%
Three-point242 attempts82.6%
Free throws258 attemptsShare of points1112 total points
Two-pointers 52.5%Three-pointers 28.3%Free throws 19.2%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Every recorded appearance ↓
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BOS | 2 | 37.5 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 40.8% | 17.6% | 100.0% |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 16 | 32.6 | 21.8 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 41.1% | 32.9% | 82.3% |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 72 | 36.4 | 26.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 45.2% | 34.3% | 81.4% |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 74 | 35.7 | 26.9 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 47.1% | 37.6% | 83.3% |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 74 | 36.9 | 30.1 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 46.6% | 35.0% | 85.4% |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 76 | 35.9 | 26.9 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 45.3% | 35.3% | 85.3% |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 64 | 35.8 | 26.4 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 45.9% | 38.6% | 86.8% |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 66 | 34.3 | 23.4 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 45.0% | 40.3% | 81.2% |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 79 | 31.1 | 15.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 45.0% | 37.3% | 85.5% |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 80 | 30.5 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 47.5% | 43.4% | 82.6% |
4xAll-NBA 1st Team2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022
1xAll-Star MVP2023
1xNBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP2022
1xAll-NBA 3rd Team2020
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2018
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game data will appear as the season unfolds. | ||||||||||||
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Tatum got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 224 lbs
- Age now
- 28 years
- Born
- 1998-03-03
- Hometown
- Saint Louis, MO
- College
- Duke
- Draft
- 2017: Rd 1, Pk 3 (BOS)
- Experience
- 10th Season
The contract
Salary not confirmed.
A dated salary for this player and team is not available in the current contract collection.