Jason Tatum has been repaired after a serious Achilles injury during the 2025 playoffs. He focused on his recovery and made the Celtics front office happy with his future.
In the modern NBA, major injuries to superstars are usually changing the game due to the franchise. Jason Tatum is a great example of this as it is crucial for the Boston Celtics’ competitive future. His Achilles injury is why people haven’t called Celtics candidates in 2025-26.
He suffered the same injuries, so the same applies to Ty Halliburton. The Indiana Pacers just forced Game 7 in the NBA Finals, but they wouldn’t reach that stage again without Star Guard.
Thankfully, both players do well in injury rehabilitation. Tatum in particular was impressed by the Celtics front office. Because he is focused on lasers for his team’s future recovery.
As the Celtics’ best player, Tatum is crucial to the success of the team. They want him to be healthy, as no one can replace his production. Scoring is elite and when paired with Jaylen Brown’s skill set, the Celtics are hard to beat.
They were fresh from the championship in 2024, but the 2025 playoffs were mediocre by their standards. The Celtics should then be motivated to perform better the next time they get healthy.
Most people think that the 2025-26 season will be a kind of gap year for Boston. Brown will have a big year alongside Derrick White and Payton Pritchard. During this time, the Celtics will want to stay competitive.
However, Tatum’s recovery is well enough to keep them excited about the future.
“The Celtics are very pleased with how hard Jason Tatum has worked in the focus and intensity level of his rehabilitation and rehabilitation process,” Mark Bertrand and Scott Zollack said at Sportshub at 98.5.
“He didn’t leave town. He was here the whole time. He wasn’t asked to stay here every time. Most athletes go to Florida, California, or Arizona and meet people who aren’t on your team.”
“He hasn’t left town since his injury so he has been inside the Celtics facility building with their people and team. For months almost every day.”
The Celtics future remains bright as Tatum focuses on helping the Celtics come back. They may not have the 2025-26 season as a year of championship continuance, but when Tatum returns, they still have a solid core for Boston.
Brown, white, Pritchard and Tatum still make up a great core. Joe Mazzulla’s coaching makes the franchise in good hands. It gets even better when they have a strong Tatum-like superstar on top 10 players in the league.
This gap year can also work incredible for the rest of the team. Some have predicted that Brown could become an all-NBA player in Tatum’s absence.