The latest on Jayson Tatum’s Achilles rehab: Jayson Tatum continues to share encouraging updates on his Achilles, and he’s bullish about his chances of playing in the 2025-26 season.

Tatum has told the Celtics that he plans to play in this upcoming season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday.

“The Celtics haven’t ruled out Jayson Tatum for the season and they’re cautiously optimistic,” Charania said on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “He has a goal in mind that he wants to play this season, and we’ll see if he gets there.

“Now, whether he can get there by the time we’re in February, March, April — we’ll see. And we’ll see how this team’s going to be. There’s so many doctors’ clearances that come into play here as you get close to the end.”

The report has been consistent with what Tatum h

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