Jayson Tatum Rumors

Daniel Donabedian: Jaylen Brown couldn’t believe Jayson Tatum’s new look: “JT got braids? Nah, that’s crazy…JT just doing anything now.” (Via @FCHWPO on Twitch)

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ClutchPoints: "Rehab is tedious... It's starting to get a little better, I'm out the boot now. Better days ahead." Jayson Tatum on his road to recovery after rupturing his achilles in Game 4 against the Knicks 🗣️

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Daniel Theis: “Yeah, I definitely had a lot of incredible teammates — future Hall of Famers, champions. I think what separates those guys from the good or average players in the NBA is really their work ethic. Like, my first year with Kyrie — everybody thinks he’s just God-gifted talent, and yeah, some of it is. But his finishes? Left hand, right hand, top of the backboard — he worked on those every day. He’d stay in the gym by himself, doing left-handed high finishes, using the glass. That’s what sets him apart. A lot of players work hard, but guys like Kyrie or James — they’re obsessive about perfecting one or two moves. James Harden, for example, that step-back — it didn’t just happen. He perfected it. And when teams started taking it away, he developed the counter — floaters, crossovers, sidesteps. Same thing with Jayson Tatum — he's 6'8" or 6'9" with a super high release. You can’t block his shot. And he doesn’t care if you’re contesting or not. They just don’t see you when they shoot. So yeah, part of it is talent, but it’s also the specific, detailed work they put in.

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Can Jaylen Brown carry the Celtics while Jayson Tatum (Achilles’) is on the shelf this season? “In my judgment, Jaylen is not quite at the superstar level that Tatum is at,” Bob Cousy said. ”Can he carry the load by himself? I see a major rebuilding effort here. Jaylen certainly won’t bring them to the promised land . . . [Derrick] White’s a good player and he’ll produce and he’ll be consistent, but his game doesn’t lend itself to carrying a team. This poor new owner [Bill Chisholm] must be shell-shocked. The minute he signed on the dotted line, the poop started to hit the fan. Everything that could go wrong for that franchise pretty much did. I hope he’s not having buyer’s remorse. I think he’s snakebit."

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Jack Simone: Celtics Team President Rich Gotham on Jayson Tatum’s recovery process: "He's gone from walking around in a boot and just kind of wiggling his toes as a rehab to, as you see him today, he's walking around a little more freely. That's obviously very encouraging to all of us at the Celtics. He’s such a special guy, such a special player, but also a special person. So, we’re just all in his court, rooting for him to get back, come back. And seeing him progress, it’s fun. It’s funny, when you go out to our practice facility, like, ‘Oh, he’s walking today. He doesn’t have a boot on today.’ Little milestones in what’s a pretty grueling process for him, but it’s great to see him out at something like this and give him back to the community."

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Bobby Manning: Chaotic, fun scene here with kids losing their minds at the sight of Tatum pic.x.com/8VrBWy1idI

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Bobby Manning: Tatum says some words pic.x.com/ipiGpSM2S2

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Bobby Manning: Awaiting Jayson Tatum at a C’s community event in Providence. Don’t expect to hear from him but will be his first public appearance for the team since his injury. He’s been more active traveling and working out in recent weeks. pic.x.com/jQ1ghAeDhE

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StatMuse: Highest win% by an active player (min. 500 GP): .726 — Kawhi .670 — Tatum .665 — Draymond .665 — Mitchell .654 — Niang pic.x.com/rokl0cWWWv

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Jayson Tatum was spotted at practice on Wednesday -- just not on a basketball court. The Celtics star made an appearance at the New England Patriots' joint training camp practice with the Washington Commanders. Tatum, who had surgery in May to repair the ruptured right Achilles tendon injury he suffered in Boston's Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the New York Knicks in May, was seen walking without a boot or brace.

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It's a welcomed sign for Tatum as he continues a rehabilitation that is expected to keep him out most -- if not all -- of the next NBA season. Tatum mostly stood on the sideline during his appearance Wednesday, interacting with Patriots players and Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels.

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Derrick White: There are guys on the team that have been giving me giving me hell about not having a technical foul. Jayson Tatum told me he doesn't respect me until I get a technical. We'll see. We'll see. Not against him, but I'm not going to go out of my way to get one. I'm going to get ejected. Q. Like Jordan Walsh? DW: Yes. I watched Jay Walsh in the summer league. I got inspired, and yeah, I think Jay Walsh was the only person to get ejected in summer league this year and so it's always great to be the only person to do something. So, congrats on that, Jay.

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The picture came across in a text message Thursday afternoon. “Young fella has bounced back nicely” Jayson Tatum, arms folded and smiling, was standing with Boston Celtics assistant coach Amile Jefferson at Chris Paul’s CP3 Elite Camp in Las Vegas. And while the focus of the event was the young high school and college players being put through their paces and showing their skills, the messaging scout figured the update on Tatum would be of interest to a Boston-based NBA writer.

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“He was moving really well,” said the scout in a phone conversation with Heavy Sports later that day. “There might have been a slight limp or something, but the surprising thing to me is that he didn’t have a boot for any of it. “I’m no doctor, but I’ve seen guys coming back from Achilles’ tears, and he looked way ahead. I was kind of shocked to see how well he was moving. I have no idea for what any of this means for when he can come back. I’m sure him and the Celtics’ medical people have their program set up, and they’ll make sure that he’s where he needs to be when he does get back. But he looks great right now. Of course, he didn’t do any running or even jogging, but he was in great shape and he had no trouble doing his part at the camp.”

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