Jayson Tatum Thread

Bar Fight · Post #741 » by **Bar Fight** » Tue May 13, 2025 9:59 pm

TatumMVP wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Take your time to fully recover, JT.

Who's the top of 2026 draft class?

Cameron Boozer.

Darryn Peterson

Post #742 » by **Shak_Celts** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:14 pm

Gutted! This can’t and shouldn’t be real!! I could wrap my head around Gordon because it looked like a mangled mess. I know what I have seen in my years of watching basketball (other sports), knew it with Dame and more, but I just didn’t want it to be so!

Why man why??

Bodies ain’t ish!! They are both amazing and trash!! Strong and weak!

No no no no no no!! Ugh!!

Curmudgeon · Post #743 » by **Curmudgeon** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:15 pm

Meh. There are worse injuries. My orthopod niece tells me it's a relatively simple operation-- takes less than an hour--and that a full recovery is normal. Tatum will be shooting baskets in the gym by next September and back to full activity by next January or February if he is conscientious about his rehab.

A knee injury where cartilage is torn or lost is much worse in the long term. Think Kawhi Leonard.

Post #744 » by **djFan71** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:28 pm

lon3lytoaster wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:

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Agreed

No kidding. I was always surprised he never opted to get surgery on that

Was thinking the same. Or, even if no surgery is required, at least he gets to rest it for a while.

Post #745 » by **165bows** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:30 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
KnickLeDime wrote:Even though we are bitter rivals (I'm a knick fan)...coming to pay my respect. Really sorry to hear the news, on a basic human level have to feel for JT. God speed, heal well and really hopeful to see him at 100% down the road.

Respect!

Thank You.

Funny the rep NY has but such a big contingent of solid Knick fans on this site. Every fan base has it's knuckleheads but it's some of these smaller groups that don't have a ton of class.

Memokerobi · Post #746 » by **Memokerobi** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:31 pm

djFan71 wrote:
lon3lytoaster wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:

Read on Twitter
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Agreed

No kidding. I was always surprised he never opted to get surgery on that

Was thinking the same. Or, even if no surgery is required, at least he gets to rest it for a while.

The biggest silver lining from this is he gets to get a long rest from basketball. Dude’s had a heavy workload since he’s been in the league, especially the last 4 years or so

London2Boston · Post #747 » by **London2Boston** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:41 pm

Was expected, but doesn’t hit any less.

Come back stronger JT. TD Garden will erupt at that first basket back.

ConstableGeneva · Post #748 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:49 pm

chrisab123 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Take your time to fully recover, JT.

Who's the top of 2026 draft class?

Won’t matter for Boston. There’s a better chance they run it back than blowing it up and tanking. I don’t think either happens but we’ll see.

KP is unreliable and rarely available. Horford is 40 when JT comes back. JB is trick-or-treat and overpaid. Jrue is getting up there in age and is also overpaid for what they use him for. Not sure what you want them to hold on to. This was never a long window to begin with considering the financial implications and CBA restrictions. Owners got an earlier out with the Tatum injury. Perfect time to do a soft rebuild.

chrisab123 · Post #749 » by **chrisab123** » Tue May 13, 2025 10:59 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Take your time to fully recover, JT.

Who's the top of 2026 draft class?

Won’t matter for Boston. There’s a better chance they run it back than blowing it up and tanking. I don’t think either happens but we’ll see.

KP is unreliable and rarely available. Horford is 40 when JT comes back. JB is trick-or-treat and overpaid. Jrue is getting up there in age and is also overpaid for what they use him for. Not sure what you want them to hold on to. This was never a long window to begin with considering the financial implications and CBA restrictions. Owners got an earlier out with the Tatum injury. Perfect time to do a soft rebuild.

Because nothing is guaranteed. Tatum could come back to a team that is very mid, and in transition which would probably result in him asking out. Good players will not come to Boston unless the team is a contender. Trading JB kind of makes it very difficult for this not to be the case unless you’re trading him for an upgrade that can help Tatum in the next 18 months, not in 3 years. If you trade KP to get under the 2nd apron and then trade Hauser you can get value. Maybe trade Jrue if you get the right deal. But if the Celtics are going to try to retool they need to make a play for Giannis. That’s really the only way it makes sense to move Brown.

London2Boston · Post #750 » by **London2Boston** » Tue May 13, 2025 11:03 pm

djFan71 wrote:
GoCeltics123 wrote:
Lakers824 wrote:
Kobe came back from the Achilles to shoot 37% and 35% in consecutive seasons. That wasn't the Kobe Bryant I remember. Not sure what you're talking about. If there's an example of someone coming back successfully after this injury, it isn't Kobe.

KD is the best-case.

Luckily Tatum tore his right Achilles like KD, not left like Kobe (assuming that's what it is)

Why does it matter which one? Just curious.

Far from a medical expert and a complete guess.

I think it’s due to right handed players tending to jump off their left leg, so hopefully would not lose as much lift.

Post #751 » by **djFan71** » Tue May 13, 2025 11:05 pm

London2Boston wrote:
djFan71 wrote:
GoCeltics123 wrote:KD is the best-case.

Luckily Tatum tore his right Achilles like KD, not left like Kobe (assuming that's what it is)

Why does it matter which one? Just curious.

Far from a medical expert and a complete guess.

I think it’s due to right handed players tending to jump off their left leg, so hopefully would not lose as much lift.

Ah, that could be. Makes some sense. Thanks.

NYCelticsfan136 · Post #752 » by **NYCelticsfan136** » Tue May 13, 2025 11:14 pm

Time to start looking at nba draft prospects in 2026. I expect a really bad year next year.

Lacanm1 · Post #753 » by **Lacanm1** » Tue May 13, 2025 11:34 pm

Just devastated. The injury luck with franchise stars is just brutal. Get well soon JT.

nykballa2k4 · Post #754 » by **nykballa2k4** » Tue May 13, 2025 11:45 pm

Just passing thru to say condolences. Happy for a Knicks win, but that's not how anyone wanted it to happen. Hope to see JT back better than ever in a year or so (whenever he is ready). Wishing positivity to Tatum, his family, and C's nation. I know what our stars have meant to us in the past, so it's heartbreaking to see.

Bar Fight · Post #755 » by **Bar Fight** » Tue May 13, 2025 11:49 pm

nykballa2k4 wrote:Just passing thru to say condolences. Happy for a Knicks win, but that's not how anyone wanted it to happen. Hope to see JT back better than ever in a year or so (whenever he is ready). Wishing positivity to Tatum, his family, and C's nation. I know what our stars have meant to us in the past, so it's heartbreaking to see.

Yall had the win and the series wrapped up before JT went down so nothing can be taken away from the Knicks. Good luck in the next round.

Post #756 » by **Parliament10** » Wed May 14, 2025 12:02 am

nykballa2k4 wrote:Just passing thru to say condolences. Happy for a Knicks win, but that's not how anyone wanted it to happen. Hope to see JT back better than ever in a year or so (whenever he is ready). Wishing positivity to Tatum, his family, and C's nation. I know what our stars have meant to us in the past, so it's heartbreaking to see.

Thank You,
And to the Knicks Fan Base that have sent their Condolences.

Much Appreciated.

Post #757 » by **bisme37** » Wed May 14, 2025 12:49 am

Read on Twitter

Grahf · Post #758 » by **Grahf** » Wed May 14, 2025 12:58 am

It's so bizarre. We watched Tatum in college, (the only year I really watched NCAA ball because we had that Brooklyn pick in a supposedly loaded draft) watched his Celtics over many years, hundreds of games as he slowly turned from youth into a contender, a finalist, then a champion. Then suddenly, in a split-second, it just... ends, and in such a brutal manner. Tatum will be back, but that continuity, the team Ainge and Brad built, is over. Whatever Tatum comes back to, it will be something different.

The journey over those eight long years ends with a single misstep… It makes me wonder if I want to get invested in sports anymore. But I'm guessing that by the time the next season rolls around, I will be.

exculpatory · Post #759 » by **exculpatory** » Wed May 14, 2025 1:08 am

GREATNESS DOES NOT RUPTURE

https://apple.news/A23L-5fSjT_q-uUoIeWoTtQ

Fire Joe immediately.

Trade Brown, Zinger & Jru & let Jayson return IN RECORD TIME BY 2/2026 TO A REFURBISHED TEAM THAT IS COACHED BY A REAL COACH.
AFTER 9 YEARS, JB HAS NOT FIXED ANY OF HIS MANY FLAWS & HIS BBALL IQ WILL ALWAYS BE HORRIBLE. HE DOES INDEED HAVE MANY STRENGTHS, BUT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY PLAY TO THEM. SOME DUMB TEAM WILL GIVE US A FANTASTIC PACKAGE FOR HIM.

PS
AS JT REHABS, HIRE TRUTH TO COACH HIM & SHOW HIM HOW TO PLAY THE MID RANGE & DRIVE GAME. HE ALREADY IS ELITE IN SO SO SO MANY WAYS. PAUL COULD TURN HIM INTO THE VERY BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

lon3lytoaster · Post #760 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Wed May 14, 2025 1:19 am

NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Time to start looking at nba draft prospects in 2026. I expect a really bad year next year.

The good news is I don’t think Adam Silver hates the Celtics more than David Stern did. You can’t tell me that man didn’t have it out for us whenever he got the opportunity.

Just unfortunate now Flagg went to college a year early. Would have given next season a glimmer of something for the future.