{"id":491039,"date":"2016-04-01T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=491039"},"modified":"2016-04-01T11:37:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:37:47","slug":"jayson-tatum-sneakers-duke-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/jayson-tatum-sneakers-duke-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayson Tatum Talks Gatorade Player of the Year Award & What He’ll Rock at Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yesterday, Chaminade senior and Duke commit Jayson Tatum<\/strong> was awarded with the Gatorade Player of the Year Award. Pretty awesome, right? It gets better. The trophy was hand delivered in surprise fashion by none other than Penny Hardaway. Not a bad way to cap off your high school career.<\/p>\n Fans of the Blue Devils have a lot to look forward to with Tatum. The silky smooth small forward makes getting buckets look easy, fully capable of putting up jumpers or putting down dunks just the same. Fans of College Kicks on Court<\/a> have a lot to look forward to, too, as he makes it all look good by sporting everything from new-age Kobes to classic Jordans to, you guessed it, retro Pennys.<\/p>\n Check out what Jayson had to say about all the above in the interview below.<\/p>\n Snkrs Day: What was your reaction to Penny presenting you with the award?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jayson Tatum:<\/strong> I was speechless. I had no idea that he was coming or this was going on. I think everybody did a great job of surprising me because I was just at a loss for words.<\/p>\n Snkrs Day: You were born in ’98 — right before Hardaway’s last year with the Magic — and you’re an avid Penny and Foamposite wearer. How did you first learn about his shoes and his game?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jayson Tatum:<\/strong> Just by growing up watching basketball. Watching clips of Michael Jordan playing back in the day, Magic, T-Mac, Penny… just the greatest players to ever play the game. I fell in love with Penny’s game and his style on and off the court.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Snkrs Day: Coach K will be lucky to have you next season. Who was the first Duke player you remember watching that made you want to be a Blue Devil?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jayson Tatum:<\/strong> It used to be Grant Hill and Jay Williams, but as of recent Jabari Parker was probably my favorite player to watch growing up. When he went to Duke I watched almost every game and every highlight of his while I was in high school. He’s probably my favorite player to play at Duke.<\/p>\n