Live Broadcast, August 19th Recently, Tatum was interviewed by ESPN reporters Ramona Shelburne and Elizabeth Merrill.
When talking about the fact that the Lakers did not select him, Tatum said: "The Lakers are my favorite team, and Kobe is my favorite player, so when the Lakers got the second overall pick, then It was such a crazy feeling, it was almost like my dream came true, but they didn’t seem to want anything to do with me at the time. "
" After I tried out for the Celtics, I remember (Celtics). A scout came up to me and said, 'This is a great workout, but we have the No. 1 pick, so we're not going to draft you.' He's still working for the Celtics, so. I'll talk trash to him all the time," Tatum said with a laugh.
In the 2017 draft, the Lakers, who had the second pick, selected Lonzo Ball, and the Celtics selected Tatum with the third pick acquired from 76..
