Jayson Tatum's knee has no clearance yet, only an estimated return of October 1, which lands before the preseason begins October 8 at Cleveland. Nothing else moved overnight beyond notes roundups that named familiar players without adding a fact to any of them.
Tatum's own return estimate already outruns the schedule.
There is no clearance date, only an estimate of October 1, and it lands before every game Boston has on the calendar — the preseason begins October 8 at Cleveland, the regular season October 20 at Detroit. He played just 16 games last season, so the sample behind any of these dates is thin.
The preseason slate doubles as an early Philadelphia rematch.
Boston meets the 76ers twice in four preseason games, October 10 at home and October 16 on the road, against the team that eliminated the Celtics in the first round last spring and then acquired Jaylen Brown. Cleveland comes first, October 8, and Charlotte visits October 14.
One roster spot from last week's notes is still unclaimed.
A two-way opening flagged in a September 12 report has gone unnamed since, even as the camp group settles at twenty following the Carter signing and Grill's departure within a day of each other last week.
An estimate is not the same as a clearance.
Full-contact camp work begins before any preseason game does, and an estimated return in September does not guarantee availability in October. Boston has not attached a corresponding roster move to the timetable, so it stands as reported, not yet confirmed by practice.
When is Jayson Tatum expected to return?
There's no clearance date yet — only an estimate of October 1, which lands before Boston's preseason begins October 8 at Cleveland.
Does Boston play Philadelphia before the regular season?
Yes, twice in preseason — October 10 at home and October 16 on the road — against the team that ended last season's playoff run and later added Jaylen Brown.
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