How much should you trust the jumper?
32.9% from three on 143 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
JaysonTatum
#0 · Forward· 6' 8"· 28 years
Inside the game of Jayson Tatum.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · BOSPoints / G24.5
Rebounds / G6.5
Assists / G9.0
Minutes / G37.3
Field goal40.8%
Three-point17.6%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. 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
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
522 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 volume24.0 PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production5.9 AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production11.0 REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite49.8% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume27.5 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency54.1% 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.
NBA source record ↗Decisions under pressure
2.18 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 ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
49 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 35.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current BOS teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White ↗ | G | 34.1 | 5.4 | 32.7% | 640 | 4.4 |
| Payton Pritchard ↗ | G | 32.4 | 5.2 | 37.7% | 562 | 3.9 |
| Paul George ↗ | F | 30.6 | 3.6 | 39.2% | 255 | 5.3 |
| Sam Hauser ↗ | F | 24.8 | 1.5 | 39.3% | 504 | 3.8 |
| Mitchell Robinson ↗ | C-F | 19.6 | 0.9 | — | 0 | 8.8 |
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.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
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| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 47.4% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 47.4% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 47.4% |
| Starts | 2 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 47.4% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
47.4%True shooting
43.9%Effective FG
53.1%
Two-point32 attempts17.6%
Three-point17 attempts100.0%
Free throws6 attemptsShare of points49 total points
Two-pointers 69.4%Three-pointers 18.4%Free throws 12.2%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 20, 2026 · Regular season
BOS vs DET ↗
Jayson Tatum's 11 assists kept his night from being solely about missed shots. Tatum scored 13 points while shooting 26.1% from the field on 23 attempts.
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 | 37.3 | 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.
4 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | BOS vs NYK ↗ | 36.7 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 53.8% | 30.0% | 100.0% | +23.9Box only · provisional |
| Oct 20 | Regular season | BOS vs DET ↗ | 37.8 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 100.0% | -14.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 14 | Preseason | BOS vs CHA ↗ | 29.3 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 47.1% | 37.5% | — | +6.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | BOS vs PHI ↗ | 26.9 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 47.4% | 40.0% | 100.0% | +7.9Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · BOS vs NYK
Starter · 36.7 minutes
Impact+23.9
- PTS
- 36
- REB
- 9
- AST
- 7
- STL
- 3
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
Jayson Tatum led BOS with 36 points, shooting 53.8% from the field. He shot 30% from three on 10 attempts and 100% at the line. He added 3 steals and 7 assists.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 53.8% 26 attempts
- 3PT
- 30% 10 attempts
- FT
- 100% 5 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +1
- True shooting
- 63.8%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +27.93
- Defensive box value
- +7.80
- Minutes baseline
- -11.85
- Game impact
- +23.88
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 20, 2026 · BOS vs DET
Starter · 37.8 minutes
Impact-14.1
- PTS
- 13
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 11
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
Jayson Tatum's 11 assists kept his night from being solely about missed shots. Tatum scored 13 points while shooting 26.1% from the field on 23 attempts.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 26.1% 23 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 7 attempts
- FT
- 100% 1 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -5
- True shooting
- 27.7%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +2.13
- Defensive box value
- -1.35
- Minutes baseline
- -14.84
- Game impact
- -14.06
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · BOS vs CHA
Starter · 29.3 minutes
Impact+6.2
- PTS
- 19
- REB
- 8
- AST
- 6
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 3
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 47.1% 17 attempts
- 3PT
- 37.5% 8 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +6
- True shooting
- 55.9%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · BOS vs PHI
Starter · 26.9 minutes
Impact+7.9
- PTS
- 23
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 4
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 47.4% 19 attempts
- 3PT
- 40% 10 attempts
- FT
- 100% 1 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +19
- True shooting
- 59.2%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. 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
#3 Pick in 2017 Draft
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$58.46M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$58.46M
2027-28
$62.79M
2028-29
$67.12M
2029-30
$71.45MPlayer option
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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