Tatum reveals he didn't think he was good enough for the Celtics

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Jayson Tatum said he was worried about being drafted by the Celtics, as he didn't think he'd get game time
Transcript
00:00 I was ignorant when I got drafted.
00:04 It's like what I thought I knew.
00:06 You know, first of all, I didn't even want to come because I didn't think I was going to play.
00:12 You know, they had Gordon and J.D. and Isaiah Thompson smart and, you know, I didn't think I was good enough to be, you know, on that team.
00:21 So it didn't even cross my mind on how to close the game or how to finish.
00:27 I was just more concerned about getting in the game and starting.
00:31 But, you know, things happen for a reason and I got my opportunity.
00:36 And, you know, it's been a long process.
00:38 You know, I've had to learn through the ups and downs, through my mistakes of, you know, late game decisions or whatever it may be.
00:47 You know, just growing pains and playing enough games, being enough playoff series.
00:53 You know, you learn from those things.

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