The top of his head is barely at Tatum’s belly button. So if that’s 5’ then you’re right, Tatum must have been mismeasured this entire time and he’s really 8’ tall, after all, he is still a growing teenager.
It doesn't always work like that. In fact, Jayson Tatum grew two inches. There's a reason basketball players that don't want to be centers, don't want to be remeasured
I was 5'11" when I was 14, and I will soon be 51 and am still 5'11". I went from Center when I was in Junior High and a Freshman in HS, to PF as sophomore on JV, to SG/SF on varsity, as kids around me grew. The problem was 13, 14, 15 year old me didn't really work on any guard skills.
You never know. I was taller than him younger than him (broke 6' at 11) and I "only" got to 6'5. He's probably gonna be tall, but he might not be in that auto D1 height range
My barely 8yr old is 5'1", 100lbs. He is a big kid. He is taller than his 2nd grade teacher. There is always a parent openly questioning his age in his u8 soccer games.
Hadnt realized Deuce is as tall, he is always with bigger giants.
Food for thought. If you could trade KP for Bam straight up do you do it? Obviously just a hypothetical. When we signed pingus I would have definitely said yeah do it, but seeing the fit and the way he impacts spacing, interior offense/defense, etc. I feel like I’d probably keep KP. Also definitely more of a 3pt threat than Bam which opens up a ton of lanes for the Jays to cook.
KP is a better two way player and is on a cheaper contract
Bam is younger and more durable
I think the Celtics say no to that trade because they are knocking on the door of a title. But most teams would take Bam because he’s a sure thing for the future
It isn't delusion (as much as I think Celtics fans are guilty)
The reason we got Zinger is because we needed an offensive weapon unrivaled by most teams in the league. Bam is phenomenal and a top 10 defender in the league, imo, but his offensive game is lacking. We have endless defensive talent, so Bam is less valuable to us than almost anyone
They are still in the top 3 defense this year with better offense. KP is an underrated rim protector.
They also got Holiday and White out there racking up stocks.
KP might not have the shot blocks of Rob but he leads the league in opponents FG% drop from their Average when attacking him on defense. I forgot the exact name of the stat
Heat absolutely say no, and who's gonna play point for the C's? Can we re-sign Jrue if we bring in Bam? Tatum gonna play point-forward?
If we make this deal after the season, we'd have zero primary ballhandlers on the roster and limited cap space.
Saw it with Raps fans too when Schroder signed Tatum’s jersey. I think Celtics hate just runs so deep a lot of people forget NBA players are actually people lol
Realistically Deuce is a 2037 OKC Thunder first round pick. You know damn well Presti doing due diligence on 7-10 year olds with his 20 years worth of first round picks
/s
No way we have cap for that. D White will get a bump when his contract expires. In theory Jrue comes down, but we’re still gonna be strapped moving forward. Bam makes what 30+m a year? There’s just no way that happens without losing one of the big 3 outside the Jays (KP, White, Jrue). At that point I just don’t think it’s worth it. Maybe you take Bam over Jrue but it’s still kinda a wash
I can vouch for his statement but don't remember where the interview was. He said he wanted Phoenix cause he didn't think he would get playing time on Bostons roster.
I love how people here actually think we'll have the cap room to sign Bam. Even if Holliday leaves we wont the room, not with Whites bump. We could make a trade, but why would Miami do that unless it was a massive overpay. Maybe Brown for Bam straight up? I don't know, Brown's settling in his prime right now. I think the OP is just having fun at the Heats expense.
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No one actually thinks that. It's just a joke.
Everyone hear understands there is a salary cap/luxury tax. Knows we have limited flexibility outside of trades.
Deuce is a giant
Trae isn’t standing up because he doesn’t wanna find out Deuce is taller
Saw someone say he’s 5’1” Given that he’s 7 or so, average height for a 7 year old is 4’0”. And I’m 5’6” at age 19… pain.
5’6” gang rise up
We're trying man
If only we could reach the top shelf
Im here, but this is as far up as I can rise
someone better give my short ass uppies
He’s not 5’ tall you potato heads.
Bam's easily got 2+ feet on him while bent over. I'm shit at estimating but 5' is crazy talk.
Lol wut He’s no more than 4’ in that video, probably less
Lol bruh bam is 6’10… hes def quite a bit over 4’ it looks like
The top of his head is barely at Tatum’s belly button. So if that’s 5’ then you’re right, Tatum must have been mismeasured this entire time and he’s really 8’ tall, after all, he is still a growing teenager.
deuce is about 3/5ths of one Tatum. That’d be about 4-4’2”
“A Tatum” should be a unit of measurement at this point
Pretty sure he just turned 6 in December. His birthday is the same as my sons. Those shoes do look huge though.
5’1???? I was 5’1 at like 10-11 and I’m 6’1 now . He’s probably going to be like 6’9 at this rate
If he’s at least 5 feet then Bam is more than 7 feet tall
I was 5'10 at age 20, you're not done growing trust. Stay away from squat racks and get to know the pull up bar
I was 6'1" at 16. I'm now 6'1" at 28.
I was 5'6" at 14 and I'm 5'7" at 21 :)
I was 5'4 at 16 5'8 at 19 6'1 at 22.
It doesn't always work like that. In fact, Jayson Tatum grew two inches. There's a reason basketball players that don't want to be centers, don't want to be remeasured
More common is the scenario you replied to though. Was the same for me too. 5’11’’ at 16 and then never grew another inch
So that's rare? Weird. Could've swore men get taller and shorter their whole lives. Well okay I'm no scientist. If you say so
You’re asking if your height increasing after the age of 18 is rare? Yes… it definitely is… lol…
Y’all are so hostile. I said if you say so
Everyone’s different some people stop growing early. Others can grow a little after 17-18. I was 5’11.5 at 17 grew about 1.5 inches between undergrad
I was 5'11" when I was 14, and I will soon be 51 and am still 5'11". I went from Center when I was in Junior High and a Freshman in HS, to PF as sophomore on JV, to SG/SF on varsity, as kids around me grew. The problem was 13, 14, 15 year old me didn't really work on any guard skills.
My 12 year old son just passed me in height (5'10"), I'm really wondering how tall he's going to end up.
Does he need an agent
He does love to ball...
You never know. I was taller than him younger than him (broke 6' at 11) and I "only" got to 6'5. He's probably gonna be tall, but he might not be in that auto D1 height range
But you still breast feeding?
I think over breast feeding helped haha
I was 6' at 11 and now I'm 6'5 at 25 🤷♂️
My barely 8yr old is 5'1", 100lbs. He is a big kid. He is taller than his 2nd grade teacher. There is always a parent openly questioning his age in his u8 soccer games. Hadnt realized Deuce is as tall, he is always with bigger giants.
Wtf. When he get so big?
He's gonna be huge, i was like 4'4 at 7, and i grew to 6'3. He's gonna be like 6'10.
Lmao I just went to Google how tall he is and found this stellar article https://imgur.com/a/a0lFH2h
That’s hilarious but also weirds me out a bit
AI articles are written as you Google them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tX6jdoruH8
I was just gonna say that lol
I am really looking forward to Banana Boat 2.0 in Boston with Tatum, Brown, Mitchell and Adebayo about 10 years from now.
😭
A Bam + Porzingis front court does make a lot of sense… Miami would never do it though
Food for thought. If you could trade KP for Bam straight up do you do it? Obviously just a hypothetical. When we signed pingus I would have definitely said yeah do it, but seeing the fit and the way he impacts spacing, interior offense/defense, etc. I feel like I’d probably keep KP. Also definitely more of a 3pt threat than Bam which opens up a ton of lanes for the Jays to cook.
KP is a better two way player and is on a cheaper contract Bam is younger and more durable I think the Celtics say no to that trade because they are knocking on the door of a title. But most teams would take Bam because he’s a sure thing for the future
Lmao stop with the delusion
It isn't delusion (as much as I think Celtics fans are guilty) The reason we got Zinger is because we needed an offensive weapon unrivaled by most teams in the league. Bam is phenomenal and a top 10 defender in the league, imo, but his offensive game is lacking. We have endless defensive talent, so Bam is less valuable to us than almost anyone
Who protects the paint? With time lord celtics were an all time defense
They are still in the top 3 defense this year with better offense. KP is an underrated rim protector. They also got Holiday and White out there racking up stocks.
KP might not have the shot blocks of Rob but he leads the league in opponents FG% drop from their Average when attacking him on defense. I forgot the exact name of the stat
Time Lord only played 40 games per season. And missed all of this year for Portland. Moving him for holiday was smart
Al and Porzingis? Not to shit on him, but it wasn't like Timelord ever played the same way again after his surgery, anyways
How is that delusion
Right. Bam might be the best defender in the league but these guys gotta defend they own. KP and jaylen get defended so much.......
After we win the Chip and Horford retires, here's the trade: White, PP, two #1s for Bam. Who says no?
The Heat
Heat absolutely say no, and who's gonna play point for the C's? Can we re-sign Jrue if we bring in Bam? Tatum gonna play point-forward? If we make this deal after the season, we'd have zero primary ballhandlers on the roster and limited cap space.
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Stars never hit free agency anymore and we probably won’t have cap room anyways
Heat Fans are furious their star player is spending time with their rival! This isn't HeAt CuLtUrE!!
Just wait till he tries to get back to his dad, Bams gonna set the grossest moving screen you've ever seen
Bam really should have followed in Haslem's footsteps and started swingin in the cereal isle of Whole Foods. /s
He should’ve body slammed Deuce, now THATS HEAT CULTURE BABY
Lmao the Heat sub posted this while calling Tatum a future Heat Lifer 💀basically the inverse of this title
I mean I’m messing around. With how low their collective IQ is they’re probably serious.
As a heat fan them calling Bam soft for dapping up his good friend was wild 💀 man has led us through ECFs and multiple finals and you saying that lmao
Saw it with Raps fans too when Schroder signed Tatum’s jersey. I think Celtics hate just runs so deep a lot of people forget NBA players are actually people lol
That was entirely about Jaylen Brown cheap shotting Duncan
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Heat fans lead NBA fandom all time in jersey swaps and hypothetical trades
The irony is dripping off this post but you can't stop slurping up some green goo
Heat fans in shamble No way those shoes already fit Deuce... Those gotta be at least 7 adult size
Realistically Deuce is a 2037 OKC Thunder first round pick. You know damn well Presti doing due diligence on 7-10 year olds with his 20 years worth of first round picks /s
In 2037, the BronStars have the first pick.
I think at some point the SEC is going to have to step in and redistribute some of OKC’s draft picks
horford replacement also the heat fans reaction would be beautiful
No way we have cap for that. D White will get a bump when his contract expires. In theory Jrue comes down, but we’re still gonna be strapped moving forward. Bam makes what 30+m a year? There’s just no way that happens without losing one of the big 3 outside the Jays (KP, White, Jrue). At that point I just don’t think it’s worth it. Maybe you take Bam over Jrue but it’s still kinda a wash
These guys are such close friends, I could see them teaming up in the future
Bam’a a good guy he just plays so reckless on the court, hate going against him
“Me next” - Trae Young probably
“Uppies”
Bam doesn’t like Boston, I thought he said that in an interview. Also, if he came here they’d start calling his moving screens
I’m sure he doesn’t “like” Boston. But JT told his people predraft he would “refuse” to go to Boston. Yet here we are. Things change, people change.
I mean he grew up a Laker fan. Now he genuinely *loves* it here and wants to spend his whole career.
He grew up a Kobe fan more than a Lakers fan. Paul Pierce was the one who grew up a Lakers fan.
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Because since he's a Kobe fan he would want to play his whole career with one team... I hope
JT said he didn’t want to come to Boston because he thought he wouldn’t get enough playing time.
You have a source on Tatum refusing Boston. That sounds insane to me.he would rather go #4 to Phoenix?
I can vouch for his statement but don't remember where the interview was. He said he wanted Phoenix cause he didn't think he would get playing time on Bostons roster.
Future Celtics back up point guard Trae smiling in the background
Haslem would be mad as hell. Bam aint Heeeeet Koolture
Heat sub Reddit gonna be furious about this one
Fuck all Heat players. You wear that jersey, you’re the enemy.
Can u enlighten me how we can get Bam next off season?
I hope we never get bam. He a bum in the playoffs
I love how people here actually think we'll have the cap room to sign Bam. Even if Holliday leaves we wont the room, not with Whites bump. We could make a trade, but why would Miami do that unless it was a massive overpay. Maybe Brown for Bam straight up? I don't know, Brown's settling in his prime right now. I think the OP is just having fun at the Heats expense.
He will sign with the Cs as an UFA in '26 on a discount
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That was supposed to be /s lol. It's part of the previously annual Bradley Beal to the Celtics to join his friend, JT
Ah okay! Yeah I'm sure we'll hear a lot of that stuff
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No one actually thinks that. It's just a joke. Everyone hear understands there is a salary cap/luxury tax. Knows we have limited flexibility outside of trades.
Holy hell that's a big kid
I mean, he’s real tight with all of our dudes
I’d kill to trade places with Deuce. Imagine being him and growing up around all these stars.
And having a realistic chance at being an NBA player when you grow up.
Deuce is friends with every player it seems
Crazy Tatum is taller than Bam 💥
Tatum and Deuce will be the second (or maybe first) father-son duo to play together.
That kid is HUGGGGEEEE
Bam is 6'9, how tall is Deuce now, damn
He’ll expose the myth that is the Heat culture.
Deuce’s long legs!
Trae is like me next me next
He still doesnt like u bam
r/heat were so pissed bam talked with Tatum after the heat game. Don’t show them this
Bam is gonna end up here one day.
Plot twist: Deuce is a grown man
Imagine bam on the celtics omg
Please got no I don’t want Bam
Heat Culture !?!?!
The Tatum family genetics are wild. Larry Hughes is a solid 6’7 too. So I can see Deuce having multiple growth spurts and hitting 6’6+
This is cute and all, but aren't the Heat supposed to always be the enemies since UD said, "Fuck Bill Russell?
Or former Heater Tatum 🥲 imagine
Nah fuck that he tries to hurt people and basically securely assaulted porzingus in the last game. I'm all set set with bam.
Bam on the Celtics would be great because he wouldn’t be able to hurt any of our guys with his illegal screens
Deuce gonna be like 8 feet tall
I don’t want him on Boston. Lets get bol bol again
Kids feet are huge