Overview

• Lead assistant Sam Cassell said Tatum is "coming along well," praising his daily work and movement while the team declines to set a return date.
• Jaylen Brown called Tatum "superhuman" during a livestream, saying he has never seen someone recover this quickly from an Achilles tear.
• NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg reported Tatum began on-court drills in under four months after surgery, calling the pace potentially unprecedented.
• Xavier Tillman Sr. said he has seen Tatum performing box jumps roughly five months after the injury during training sessions.
• Tatum underwent surgery within about 12 hours of the rupture and has been training daily at the Auerbach Center as Boston reshapes its roster with Brown taking a leading role.