Jayson Tatum named Celtics' starter for NBA debut
Boston Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum will start in Tuesday's season-opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What It Means:
Marcus Morris (knee) is sidelined to start the year, so the third pick from this year's draft will have plenty of opportunity to contribute right away. He averaged 8.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals with a 37.1 field goal percentage in 25.1 minutes per game during the preseason.
numberFire's models project Tatum to score 24.0 FanDuel points at a cost of $3,500 on Tuesday, giving him all sorts of appeal as a DFS value option.
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