On its face, logic makes sense: Even if Jayson Tatum is ahead of schedule in his rehab from a ruptured Achilles , why rush him back to play this season?

The Boston Celtics already lost four members of their championship core this offseason and will be without Tatum for the foreseeable future. They almost certainly won't compete for a title in 2026 . So, why not just let Tatum take the full season off, hand the keys to Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard in 2025-26, and focus on being 100 percent healthy for 2026-27?

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That plan sounds good in theory -- but it may discount Tatum's maniacal commitment to getting back on the court.

On a new episode of the Celtics Talk Podcast , John Karalis of The Bo

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