Jay King

And all that stuff is a good sign for the Celtics.

I don't know if he'll return this season.

I suspect, based on how well he's progressed, all the positive feedback that has been given so far, that he has a real chance to do so.

And...

And, you know, obviously they're they're in the mix in the Eastern Conference.

So it's really hard for me to discuss this because on one hand is like the vision of Jason Tatum, right?

And what he's been, which is first team all NBA the last four years, five years, whatever it is.

And do everything guy who can guard centers, who can play point guard, who can score from all over the court, who's become a top level playmaker for a guy his size.

And if you put that Jason Tatum on this Celtics team, they're a force in the Eastern Conference.

But why it's hard for me to talk about it is like, it's really hard for me to envision him being ready to play at that level so quickly after an Achilles.

And so then you start thinking about like, okay, so what is he going to be able to do?

And, and to me in this era of basketball, it is so hard to,

to to play and to keep up if you're not at top top speed like the pace is so fast everybody's picking up full court there's so much you have to do on any given possession and so for that reason like i don't think they'll have a chance to win the east even if he does come back um

That said, who knows?

It's been seven months of good news ever since the injury happened, and he's super diligent.

And as far as taking care of his body, even long before this injury happened,

he's one of the guys who puts a ton of care into his body, who does every single thing right, who thinks about every single detail.

And I'm sure that he's taken that sort of care throughout the rehab process.

So...

if anybody has a chance to come back and be ready to make an impact somewhat soon after returning, it's a guy like him with his physical characteristics who's 6'10 and can really shoot and doesn't necessarily need that high-end athleticism and who also keeps himself in great, great shape.