Celtics star Jayson Tatum picked up golf during the NBA COVID-19 bubble in 2020 and has been an avid player ever since.
Tatum participated in the Wednesday Pro-Am event at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and in a meeting with reporters was asked about Marcus Smart’s departure. Smart was traded earlier this offseason to the Grizzlies as part of a three-team deal that landed the Celtics former Wizards star Kristaps Porziņģis.
“They’re getting a leader,” Tatum said when asked what Memphis would get from Smart. “They’re getting a guy who’s a winner, who’s been to the playoffs every year. We’ve been to the Finals together obviously, so he knows what it takes to get there. Obviously extremely talented, the best defender in the league. He’s just a guy that you love to have on your team.”
