Jayson Tatum on His Basketball Journey, Plus ‘Dual Threat’ With Ryen Russillo

The Celtics forward talks about his idols, including Lakers legend Kobe Bryant

By Bill Simmons Aug 24, 2018, 6:54am EDT

Bill Simmons is joined by the newest podcaster on the Ringer Podcast Network, Ryen Russillo, to announce his new show, Dual Threat With Ryen Russillo. They talk pickup basketball, NBA offseason, and more (2:17). Then Bill is joined by Celtics forward Jayson Tatum to discuss his basketball idols, playing at Duke, getting drafted, the 2017 draft class, the Celtics’ playoff run, adding to his game, and more (30:17).

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