Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are each recurrently on the Auerbach Middle rehabbing after each present process surgical procedure this Spring, Brad Stevens stated in a draft evening press convention late Wednesday.
Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles tendon on Might 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’ harm 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 feels like that would be the case for an extended whereas, too.
“We don’t and we gained’t [have a timeline],” Stevens stated. “We gained’t put a projected timeline on him for an extended, very long time, and as we take a look at it, there’s no purpose 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 each day.
“He’s truly progressed nice,” Stevens stated. “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 be sure that when he hits the court docket, 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 along with his Celtics coach, Drew Moore.
Brown was strolling with the help of a crutch at a neighborhood occasion final Thursday, and Stevens stated late Wednesday evening that he’s returned to the court docket.
“He’s doing nice,” Stevens stated. “His rehab appears good. He was truly on the court docket the opposite day doing a little ball dealing with and doing a little mild work across the rim. Nothing huge movement-wise but.”
Stevens stated 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 shouldn’t be the norm, Stevens stated.
“It’s often the time of the 12 months once I don’t see these guys loads,” he stated. “They often go and form of relaxation, and get away, however they’ve each prioritized getting higher and rehabbing, and after an extended season, I respect that about them.”
