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BIG STEP: Jayson Tatum Returns to Practice | Return to Boston Celtics IMMINENT?

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics announced that Jayson Tatum practice with the Maine Celtics on Monday, marking a pivotal step in his recovery. When will Tatum return at full strength, and how will his minutes be managed as the team eyes a championship run next season? Nikola Vucevic joins the rotation—should he start, or is his pairing with Derrick White the key to unlocking Boston’s offense? The chemistry between Payton Pritchard and Neemias Queta is scrutinized as John Karalis from Celtics On SI breaks down lineups, bench roles, and the impact of new acquisitions. Roster changes bring Celtics just under the luxury tax, giving them maximum flexibility heading into 2025. Insights cover trade exceptions, salary cap strategies, and player contract outlooks—including Vucevic’s future in Boston. Key questions: Will Celtics management prioritize winning over saving money, and how will roster construction support Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s championship ambitions? The Locked On Celtics Podcast offers sharp analysis and the latest updates as the All-Star break approaches.

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0:00.0

Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, Jason Tatum is practicing again.

0:05.4

This is huge.

0:07.1

Lock on Celtics pod home of the winners, baby.

0:11.0

Hey, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast.

0:14.3

Network, where it is your team every day.

0:15.8

Your team is the Boston Celtics.

0:17.2

And I talk about them Monday through Friday, plus bonus podcasts when they play in the weekend, which they don't do for a little bit because of the All-Star break coming up. But when they get back to it, I will be there for you. Podcast is free and available everywhere. It's on YouTube. Watch the show there. Get into the comment section. Share thoughts with me. If you're new to the show, I am John Corrales. I'm a beatwriter covering the Celtics for Sports Illustrated's Celtics on SI. Go check out my written work at Celtics on SI. I've been covering the team

0:43.3

for about 20 years doing this podcast for 10. And I've written a couple of books about the team

0:48.1

as well. Later on, I will get this three distinct different topics today. Later on, I have a question about the Celtics tax situation. It's something I think that we need to clear up. There's a lot going on out there about what the Celtics plan to do. I'll clear all that up in the third segment. Second segment will be out about Nikola Vucevich. Should he start? What should the line up the rotation be?

1:12.5

We'll do that in the second segment. But I've got to start with Jason Tatum back on the practice floor.

1:18.9

Shocking, Celtics announced in the middle of the day on Monday that, oh, by the way,

1:26.0

Jason Tatum has been assigned to the main Celtics they will

1:30.2

come to the practice facility and we're going to assign Amari Williams and Hugo

1:34.0

Gonzalez and they're all going to practice together now no wait is it that sounds familiar

1:39.9

wherever I heard that exact scenario brought up before?

1:44.6

Getting out there, it's going to be like Amari Williams and, you know,

1:51.2

Ron Harper Jr. and Max Schillegh.

1:55.2

You know, you might, you might even see, you might even see Jason Tatum has been assigned to the main Red Claw,

2:03.9

main Celtics for today's practice.

2:06.8

And what that means is the main Celtics on whatever, you know, off day they have are all going to come down to Boston and he'll scrimmage with them at the facility

2:19.4

that's happened before.

2:23.1

Oh, that was me.

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