Celtics assistant shares optimistic Jayson Tatum -prospects

Sam Cassell, Celtics co -trainer, is optimistic that Jayson Tatum will return from the operation to his top after his recovery.

Tatum broke his Achilles during the defeat of the Celtics against the Knicks in the final minutes of the fourth game of the semi -final of the Eastern Conference. He stayed in New York overnight and the operation was completed when the Celtics published their injury report the following day.

The recovery process, which follows an injury as Tatum's, is often lengthy. In general, it takes about a year for a player to return to the square, although some, like Kobe Bryant, have returned significantly.

There are questions whether the game of the 27-year crime will be the same after such a long absence, but Cassell did not seem to be concerned.

“When he comes back, he will be even better,” said Cassell in a recent appearance in the PAT BEV Podcast with Rone. “He can watch the basketball game, he can work on everything he has to work on. I look forward to this trip with him. It will be a good trip with him.”

“It will be a cool journey. I hate it that happened to him, but his work ethic will make him great again. He was TOP all-Pro this year.

Cassell said it was difficult to lose Tatum during a playoff series. The Celtics won game 5 without Tatum, but were blown out in game 6. He said there are teachings from the series.

“Basketball gods sometimes happen, man,” said Cassell. “We will grow as an employee, we will grow as a team. We are the Boston Celtics, Baby.”

Tatum enjoyed one of his best playoff appearances at the time of his injury (42 points in Madison Square Garden). The league announced this week that it took fourth place in the MVP vote.

“This young child is something special, man. This boy is something special. I know something special when I see it. I called Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander) when he was 19 years old that he would be something special. I never really drawn attention to Jayson before I trained him.

Khari A. Thompson

Sports reporter

Khari Thompson covers the professional sport for boston.com. Before Khari came to the team in 2022, he reported the College football for the Clarion Ledger in Jackson.