Jayson Tatum on his ties to Boston, desire to be an all-time great Celtic

“You never know what can happen, but I love playing for the Celtics,” said Tatum.

Jayson Tatum is very invested in being a Boston Celtic — and not any sort of Celtic, but an all-time great.

“Bird, Russell, Paul Pierce, and those guys,” said the St. Louis native in a new interview with The Messenger’s Jeff Goodman.

“They paved the way,” Tatum said. “The one thing all those guys have is chips. I have to get to the top of the mountain to even be considered as one of those guys. I want to be an all-time great, I want to be known as a winner, and I believe I will be.

“Just recently I started to feel the connection with Boston. I have spent my adult life here. My son has grown up here. I’ve grown up here. I’ve accomplished so many things. It’s happened so fast, and Boston has played such an intricate part of my life.”

“I just feel like I relate more, a lot more in these last two years. At first it was like I live here, but I’m from St. Louis. I’m a St. Louis kid. Now I’m a part of Boston. I really feel a connection with the city and the people of Boston,” Tatum said.

“You never know what can happen, but I love playing for the Celtics,” offered the Duke alum. “I figured out my space in the city and have grown to really enjoy it. I love the fans. It would be really hard to leave this place.”

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