When Jayson Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the Celtics' conference semifinals loss to the New York Knicks, everything about Boston's immediate future changed. But what won't change is the Celtics front office's prudence in making sure he has the space and time to make a full recovery.

When the Celtics announced Jayson Tatum had undergone season-ending Achilles surgery, they did not share a projected timeline for his return. Six weeks later, they still were not ready to do so. Though president of basketball operations Brad Stevens offered positive updates on Tatum and Celtics co-star Jaylen Brown during his draft-night news conference,

Both Celtics stars have been working out at the practice facility — but are on very different timelines as they recover from their surgeries.