ST. LOUIS – St. Louis native Jayson Tatum continues to make headlines.
The NBA announced Tuesday the first-year forward has been selected to the All-Rookie First Team, alongside Donovan Mitchell, Ben Simmons, Kyle Kuzma and Lauri Markkanen.
This season, Tatum produced averages of 13.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game, while helping lead the Celtics to 55-regular season wins and the second seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
He set franchise marks with 105 3-point makes and 43.4 percent clip from 3-point range which is the fifth highest among rookies in NBA history. Tatum became the fifth rookie in NBA history to record 1,000-plus points and shoot at least 40 percent from beyond the arc.
Tatum is the 10th Celtic to ever be named to the All-Rookie First Time and the first since Paul Pierce’s selection following the 1998-99 season.
Tatum was drafted No. 3 overall in the 2017 NBA draft.
