The Brotherhood showed out for Jayson Tatum after he won his first NBA title on Monday night.
The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks for the fourth time in five games during the NBA Finals, clinching the best-of-seven series. Tatum, the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, averaged 25.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 6.3 assists over the postseason, his fifth straight playoff run averaging at least 25.0 points per game.
A video from the Celtics locker room after the celebration showed a few other future Blue Devils ready to celebrate with Tatum and fellow Duke alum Amile Jefferson, a Boston assistant coach. Harry Giles and Mark Williams were both seen in the locker room amid the joyous proceedings.
Giles, the third-ranked prospect from the Class of 2016, played alongside Tatum on the 2016-17 team. The 6-foot-11 Oak Hill product joined Tatum and Frank Jackson to form one of Duke’s best recruiting classes in recent memory. The hyped forward struggled with injury from the end of high school onward, however, only starting six games at Duke and averaging 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds.
Williams came along later, a 7-footer who was a five-star prospect in the class of 2020. The top-20 prospect actually came back for a sophomore season, scoring 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in his second season before being picked 15th overall in the 2022 draft.
Grant Williams, Brandon Miller, Mark Williams, and Harry Giles in the Celtics locker room celebrating 🏆
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Williams now plays for the Charlotte Hornets while Giles spent the most recent season with the Los Angeles Lakers.