Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are each frequently on the Auerbach Heart 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 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 stated. “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 purpose to. It’s child steps proper now.”
No timeline doesn’t imply issues haven’t been going effectively for the six-time All-Star, who has been rehabbing on the Auerbach Heart every day.
“He’s really 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 guarantee 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 totally different place than Tatum, having undergone a far much less critical operation for {a partially} torn meniscus. However, like Tatum, Brown has frequently been on the Auerbach Heart rehabbing along with his Celtics coach, Drew Moore.
Brown was strolling with the help of a crutch at a group 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 seems to be good. He was really on the court docket the opposite day doing a little ball dealing with and doing a little mild work across the rim. Nothing large movement-wise but.”
Stevens stated he expects Brown to be prepared “effectively forward” of coaching camp.
Tatum and Brown each spending a lot time on the Auerbach Heart within the offseason isn’t the norm, Stevens stated.
“It’s normally the time of the 12 months once I don’t see these guys so much,” he stated. “They normally go and form of relaxation, and get away, however they’ve each prioritized getting higher and rehabbing, and after a protracted season, I admire that about them.”
