The Celtics never put a concrete timeline on Jayson Tatum’s return from a torn Achilles. There have been reports the team is “ cautiously optimistic ” about Tatum returning this season, but Celtics CEO Wyc Grousbeck doesn’t want to get too ahead of himself.

“We’re assuming he’s not coming back, and we’re not even going to have any discussions about it,” Grousbeck said on WEEI on Wednesday .

“At some point, he’s going to be ready to come back. Whenever that is, we’ll get five doctors’ opinions, we’ll ask him how he feels, and then we’ll all decide jointly, let’s do this, whatever month that is, whenever that is,” he added . “But there are no discussions in the meantime. He’s expected to not be here this season.”

Typically, an Achilles tear takes about a year to rehab from. Ther

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