Tatum: I was injured when I was not considered by the Lakers in the draft, but now I am very happy that the Celtics finally came

September 24th, Celtic player Tatum participated in the ESPN "FirstTake" channel program.

A-Smith: "When you look back on your pick, I know you're happy to go to Boston, but have you ever thought that you could have been a Lakers player, you could have been a Philadelphia 76ers player. And you looked at those teams and said, 'You paid the price for missing me.' Have you ever thought about that?"

Tatum: "I would say early in my career, uh... Kobe was my favorite player. The Lakers were my favorite team growing up. You're so close to achieving participation Add the draft dream, you see that the Lakers have the second pick, you think, I might go to the Lakers, my favorite team. So, that hurts a little bit, it feels like they didn't think about picking me at all. It doesn't necessarily mean that I want to play for Philadelphia. I want to be the No. 1 pick. I think I'm the best player. So yes, I was a little sad at first, but I'm not a vengeful person. In the end, everything went to the best direction for me, and I'm so glad I'm in the Celtics."

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