Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are each recurrently on the Auerbach Middle rehabbing after each present process surgical procedure this Spring, Brad Stevens mentioned in a draft evening press convention late Wednesday.
Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles tendon on Could twelfth, is predicted to overlook most, if not all, of subsequent season.
Brown, in the meantime, underwent a minor knee surgical procedure on June eleventh and is predicted to be obtainable for coaching camp.
Right here’s what Brad Stevens needed to say about each stars’ damage standing, in full.
Jayson Tatum has “progressed nice”, however there’s no timeline for return
Six weeks after Jayson Tatum underwent surgical procedure to restore a ruptured Achilles, there’s no return-to-play timeline.
It appears like that would be the case for a protracted whereas, too.
“We don’t and we received’t [have a timeline],” Stevens mentioned. “We received’t put a projected timeline on him for a protracted, very long time, and as we take a look at it, there’s no cause to. It’s child steps proper now.”
No timeline doesn’t imply issues haven’t been going nicely for the six-time All-Star, who has been rehabbing on the Auerbach Middle every day.
“He’s truly progressed nice,” Stevens mentioned. “However I don’t know what meaning with regard to projected timelines, and that’ll be in session with him and [Celtics trainers] Nick [Sang] and Phil Coles and all people else to make it possible for when he hits the courtroom, he’s totally prepared and totally wholesome. That would be the precedence.”
Jaylen Brown is already doing mild on-court work
Brown is in a a lot completely different place than Tatum, having undergone a far much less severe operation for {a partially} torn meniscus. However, like Tatum, Brown has recurrently been on the Auerbach Middle rehabbing together with his Celtics coach, Drew Moore.
Brown was strolling with the help of a crutch at a neighborhood occasion final Thursday, and Stevens mentioned late Wednesday evening that he’s returned to the courtroom.
“He’s doing nice,” Stevens mentioned. “His rehab appears to be like good. He was truly on the courtroom the opposite day performing some ball dealing with and performing some mild work across the rim. Nothing large movement-wise but.”
Stevens mentioned he expects Brown to be prepared “nicely forward” of coaching camp.
Tatum and Brown each spending a lot time on the Auerbach Middle within the offseason is just not the norm, Stevens mentioned.
“It’s normally the time of the yr after I don’t see these guys rather a lot,” he mentioned. “They normally go and type of relaxation, and get away, however they’ve each prioritized getting higher and rehabbing, and after a protracted season, I respect that about them.”
