On June 22, 2017, the Boston Celtics traded down from the first-overall pick in the NBA Draft. The Philadelphia 76ers gave them an extra first to jump them and the Los Angeles Lakers. Markelle Fultz went first, Lonzo Ball went second, and then, the Celtics were on the clock.
They drafted Jayson Tatum.
That night was the only thing close to what he experienced on June 17, 2024.
“Maybe getting drafted,” Tatum said when asked what compares to the feeling of winning a title. “That’s something that you dream about.