Celtics’ Jayson Tatum gets big Achilles injury update after NBA Draft

Boston basketball leader Brad Stevens spoke with reporters after Wednesday night's NBA Draft first round.

But while the Celtics chose Hugo Gonzalez out of Spain with the 28th pick, there was more for Stevens to be asked about.

The media present wanted to know how Jayson Tatum is doing.

The future Hall of Famer tore his Achilles in the playoffs and will likely miss most or all of the 2025-26 season.

Stevens was asked whether they've set a timeline for Tatum.

"We don't and we won't," Stevens responded. "We won't put a projected timeline on him for a long, long time. There's no reason to. It's baby steps right now. He's actually progressing great."

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That's encouraging, at least, that Tatum is "progressing great."

It was a brutal postseason for the nasty Achilles injury. Bucks star Damian Lillard and Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sustained the same injury.

All in the Eastern Conference, it creates quite the potential void in the East for a team to step into in 2025-26.

For the Celtics, they'll eagerly await the day when Tatum is back.

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