{"id":161826,"date":"2025-10-07T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=161826"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:56:21","slug":"nba-champion-added-to-duke-staff-jayson-tatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/10\/07\/nba-champion-added-to-duke-staff-jayson-tatum\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Champion Added to Duke Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jayson Tatum<\/a> was just announced as the Chief Basketball Officer for the Duke basketball team<\/a> this season. Tatum suffered an unfortunate ruptured Achilles<\/a> last season which means he has much more down time than anticipated. He is choosing to use that downtime to help The Brotherhood that he loves so much.<\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum Joins Duke Staff<\/h2>\n

Scheyer and Tatum Relationship<\/h3>\n

Tatum and Jon Scheyer<\/a> have a very close relationship and they love to throw jabs at each other. There are frequent discussions about who is the best shooter amongst the two and who has won one-on-one competitions and other shooting matchups.<\/p>\n

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Oct 3, 2025; Durham, NC, USA; Jayson Tatum, NBA Boston Celtics Player helps coach alongside Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer during the Countdown to Craziness at the Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scheyer was an assistant coach when Jayson Tatum was in Durham and they developed a close connection. Scheyer was also the lead recruiter on Tatum’s recruitment. This close relationship has continued while Tatum has moved on to have a superstar NBA career and be one of the best player’s in the world. Tatum also frequently reps Duke in his NBA tunnel fits and is never shy to let the world know where he played.<\/p>\n

Chief Basketball Officer Job Description<\/h3>\n

What exactly will Tatum be doing? Well, based on the press release, he is basically going to take on a big brother role in an official capacity to this current team. He also will be part of coaches meetings to help offer some insight on roster construction and other gameplan ideas.<\/p>\n

In the video posted by Duke, Tatum states that he wants all the players to take his number and call him for anything that comes up during the season. He also wants them to come to him with any things that they do not feel comfortable discussing with coaches. Honestly, Tatum already did this for most players including Cooper Flagg<\/a> last season but now that there is an official title, players may feel more comfortable going to him for advice.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Duke Men\u2019s Basketball (@DukeMBB) October 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n