Overview

• Tatum becomes Duke’s first chief basketball officer in a newly created volunteer role serving as a special advisor to head coach Jon Scheyer.
• His responsibilities include mentoring players, sharing insights on development and team culture, advising on roster construction, and joining periodic virtual sessions.
• The Celtics star ruptured his Achilles in May and is expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2025–26 season, with no return timetable set.
• Celtics assistant Sam Cassell and teammate Jaylen Brown described Tatum’s rehab as encouraging, noting active movement and early on-court work.
• Scheyer emphasized that any Duke duties are secondary to Tatum’s rehab; Tatum recently attended Duke’s Countdown to Craziness and will engage with the program as his recovery allows.