USA BASKETBALL NOTES:
Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
Member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team that compiled an 5-1 record to capture a fourth-straight Olympic gold medal from July 24-Aug. 7 in Yokyo, Japan. Played in all six games, averaged 20.5 minutes, 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocked shots a game, while shooting 49.3% from the field, 44.7% from 3-point (17-38 3pt FGs) and 72.7% from the foul line (8-11).
Named a member for the 2021 USA National Team and U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team on on June 28, 2021.
Played in three 2021 USA Men’s National Team exhibition games, started twice, averaged 28.0 minutes, 9.7 points, a team-high 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game. Shot 37.9% from the field and 100.0% (5-5 FTs) from the foul line.
Named on Feb. 10, 2020, a finalist for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team.
Member of the 2019 USA World Cup Team that finished with a 6-2 record and in seventh place. Played and started in the USA first two games before suffering a sprained ankle. Averaged 10.5 ppg., 7.5 rpg., 2.5 apg., 1.5 bpg. Shot 31.8% from the field, 25.0% from 3-point and 83.3% from the foul line.
Recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds against Turkey, 10 points versus Czech Republic.
During USA National Team pre-World Cup Tour, played in four games, started one game, averaged 22.5 minutes, 8.3 ppg., 3.5 rpg. and 2.5 apg., shot 31.4% from the field, 40.0% (3-4 3pt FGs) from 3-point and 77.8% from the foul line.
Named on July 22, 2019, a member of the 2019 USA World Cup Team.
Played on the victorious USA Blue Team (National) in the 2019 USA Blue-USA White exhibition game on Aug. 9 in Las Vegas, recorded a game-high 17 points (5-8 FGs), 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot in 15:44 minutes of action.
Named on June 10, 2019, a member of the 2019 USA Basketball Men's National Team training camp roster that will be used to select the official 12-member 2019 USA World Cup Team.
Named to the 2016 USA Junior National Select Team that claimed a 101-67 victory over the World Select Team in the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit. Recorded 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in 16:57 minutes of action.
Participated in the 2015 USA Basketball Junior National Team October minicamp.
Member of the 2015 USA Basketball U19 National Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 7-0 record at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece. Played in all seven games, averaged a team third-high 13.9 ppg., 2.1 apg. and 1.9 spg., while shooting 48.8% from the field, 40.0% from 3-point and 64.3% from the foul line.
Member of the 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a 7-0 record and captured the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men gold medal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Played in seven games, started three, averaged 11.3 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and 1.9 spg.
Participated in the 2013 USA Developmental National Team October minicamp.
Member of the USA Men's U16 National Team that posted a perfect 5-0 record en route to winning gold at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Maldonado, Uruguay; averaged 10.0 ppg. and 4.6 rpg.
Named to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team on March 27, 2013.
Participated in the October 2012 USA Developmental National Team minicamp, held in Colorado Springs, Colo.
NBA HONORS:
Named All-NBA third Team (2020).
Two-time NBA All-Star (2020 and 2021).
Recorded 21 points (9-16 FGs), 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in 17 minutes for Team Durant in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game.
Named to the 2020 Team LeBron for the NBA All-Star Game. Recorded 6 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 13:37 of action.
Named to 2017-18 NBA All-Rookie first team.
Two-time NBA Player of the Month (Feb. 2020).
Four-time NBA Player of the Week.
Named Rookie of the Month in December 2017.
Two-time NBA Skills Challenge participant (2019 and 2020).
2019 NBA Skills Challenge Champion.
Two-time participant in the NBA Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star.
In the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge, played for Team USA and recorded 30 points (12-24 FGS, 6-14 3pt FGs), 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes of action to help lead the Team USA to a 161-144 victory over Team World.
In the 2018 Rising Stars Challenge, played for Team USA and recorded 15 points (7-13 FGs), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot and 2 steals in 26.3 minutes.
NBA MILESTONES:
In being named in 2019-20 All-NBA third team became the youngest player in Boston Celtics history to accomplish that feat
Scored 50 points (16-30 FGs, 5-11 3-pt FGs, 13-15 FTs) to lead Boston to a 2021 NBA Playoffs first-round Game 3 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Became just the 6th player in Boston Celtics history to score 50 in a playoff game, joining John Havlicek, Isaiah Thomas, Ray Allen, Sam Jones and Bob Cousy. Also scored 50 points in Boston's 2021 NBA play-in tournament victory over the Washington Wizards.
Recorded a career-high and franchise-tying 60 points against the Spurs on April 30, 2021. Became the second youngest player in NBA history to record 60 or more points in a game (Devin Booker).
Is the fifth player in NBA history with multiple 50-point games in a calendar month prior to the age of 24.
Is the first Celtic in franchise history to record multiple 50 points games in a single season.
From Feb. 23-26, 2020, recorded three straight games of at least 33 points while shooting 60% or better from the floor to become the youngest player to accomplish that feat since Shaquille O’Neal in 1994.
Finished the 2020 postseason run with 26 career games of 20-points or more in a playoff game which is the third most in league history for a player before turning the age of 23 joining Kobe Bryant (32) and LeBron James (29).
Became the first Boston Celtic in franchise history to record three postseason games of 30 points and 10 rebounds before the age of 23.
In his NBA debut, recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In Game 1 of the second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, he posted a career-high 28 points in a 117–101 win to become the first Celtics rookie to score 25 or more points in a playoff game since Larry Bird during the 1980 NBA Playoffs. After scoring 21 points in a Game 2 victory, he became the youngest player ever to score at least 20 points in four-straight playoff games at the age of 20 years, 61 days, surpassing Kobe Bryant who accomplished that feat during the 1999 NBA Playoffs at the age of 20 years, 272 days. After leading the Celtics with 24 points in a Game 3, he became the first Celtics rookie to score 20 points in five straight playoff games. Bird held the previous record of four. At the end of Boston's playoff run, he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only rookies in playoff history to record 10 games of 20 or more points scored during their first playoffs.
NBA NOTES:
Completed in 2020-21 his fourth NBA season, all with the Boston Celtics.
Through 2020-21, has played and started in 289 games in his NBA regular season career and has compiled 9,447 minutes (32.7 mpg.), 5,594 points (19.4 ppg.), 1,811 rebounds (6.3 rpg.), 772 assists (2.7 apg.), 203 blocked shots and 335 steals a game (1.2 spg.), while shooting 45.8% from the field, 39.6% from 3-point and 84.0% from the foul line.
Through 2020-21, has appeared and started in 50 career NBA postseason games, has averaged 37.1 minutes, 21.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists. 0.9 blocked shots and 1.1 steals a game, while shooting 44.5% from the field, 35.6% from 3-point and 83.1% from the foul line.
Played and started in 64 games in 2020-21, averaged a career-high 35.8 minutes (8th in NBA), a career-high 26.4 points (10h in NBA), a career-high 7.4 rpg. (24th in NBA), career-high 4.3 assists (45th in NBA) and 1.2 steals a game (30th in NBA). Shot 45.9% from the field (75th in NBA), 38.6% from 3-point (81st in NBA) and a career-high 86.8% from the foul line (27th in NBA). Ranked 34th in NBA in player efficiency (21.3).
Played and started in 66 games in 2019-20, averaged a career-high 34.3 minutes (23 in NBA), a career-high 23.4 points (15h in NBA), a career-high 7.0 rpg. (34th in NBA), career-high 3.0 assists (80th in NBA) and a career-high 1.4 steals a game (tied 18 in NBA). Shot 45.0% from the field (tied 73rd in NBA), 40.3% from 3-point (tied 22nd in NBA)and 81.2% from the foul line (58th in NBA). Ranked 35th in NBA in player efficiency (20.4).
Drafted in the first round, No. 3 overall, of the 2017 NBA Draft by Boston. Became an early entry candidate after one collegiate season at the Duke University.
COLLEGIATE NOTES:
Attended the Duke University for one season (2016-17).
As a freshman in 2016-17, played in 29 games, started in 27 games, averaged 33.3 minutes, 16.8 ppg., 7.3 rpg., 2.1 apg., 1.3 spg, shot 45.1 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from 3-point and 84.9 percent from the foul line.
Selected to the 2016-17 All-ACC third team and ACC All-Tournament first team.
Named All-ACC Freshman first team.
Three-time ACC Rookie of the Week.
