Tatum has eyes set on maiden championship ring

Jayson Tatum believes that to become cemented in the Celtics' history, he must win a championship ring.

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00:00I mean, yeah, ever since I've been in the NBA, especially with the Celtics,

00:06everybody knows we only hang up championship banners and it's been a

00:10while since we've won one. Ever since 08, the goal is to win another one every

00:17single year. We've gotten close plenty of times and it's just an honor. It's an honor to wear this

00:26jersey. It's an honor to follow the footsteps of some of the best players ever and being a part of

00:33Celtics history until you know you got a winning championship. Every kid growing up playing

00:42basketball dreams about being in the finals, dreams about winning the championship. So I'm

00:48no different than anybody else. I mean, last year, just falling short

00:56on your own floor, it definitely hurt and it was embarrassing in my opinion. I felt like

01:06the team was relying on me. JT got hurt in game seven and I dropped the ball. So,

01:14you know, to me it was embarrassing and it drove me all summer. It drove me crazy.