Overview
- Jayson Tatum has progressed to full five-on-five scrimmages, with focus on conditioning, calf strength and regaining confidence, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
- Tatum has not been medically cleared and no target date has been set by the Celtics.
- The Quiet Work docuseries features his surgeon expressing confidence he will be his old self and Tatum saying he will not come back as a role player.
- Speculation persists without confirmation as Bill Simmons predicts a Friday return vs. the Mavericks on ESPN and Marc Stein flags NBC games on March 10 and 22 as possible targets.
- Boston sits at 40-20 and second in the East, a strong position that lessens pressure to accelerate his timeline.