"A disabled player exception allows teams to replace an injured player with a player whose salary is worth up to the Non-Taxpayer Midlevel Exception. Players whose injuries allow for DPEs to be approved are more likely than not unable to play through June 15. Seven months have passed since Tatum tore his achilles tendon in May during the Celtics' second-round exit against the Knicks. He has posted video clips of himself working out on social media."
"But, the reality is that he's not going to be back until he's 110 percent healthy and he feels good about it," Stevens added. "That's a big part of it. Obviously he's itching to play. Obviously he hates watching. But, he's also - I don't want to speak for him - very cognizant of the need to meet every threshold and why those things are put in place."
Jayson Tatum remains sidelined after tearing his Achilles tendon seven months ago and has no set timetable for return. The Celtics are tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference through 26 games and have won seven of their last ten without him. The team did not apply for a disabled player exception. Tatum must reach specific strength thresholds and then complete several weeks of scripted progressions against small and larger groups before returning. Tatum has posted workout clips on social media and is eager to play but will only return when fully healed and feeling 110 percent ready.
Read at Boston.com
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