According to the Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins, him and the organization expects Anthony Davis to make his return this season. This completely contradicts Chris Haynes’ report of Davis sitting out the remainder of the season with groin and hand injuries.

While Dawkins did not give a timeline of any sorts, he did say a clearer picture will be painted during the All-Star break.

“The plan for AD right now is to go back to Dallas and finish his rehab,” Dawkins said. “During All-Star break, he takes another visit for a doctor. And that’s a big appointment for us to kind of see where his progress is at.”

He then pivoted his focus to newly acquired Trae Young and his current sprained knee injury, saying he will also be reassessed during the break.

“He’s still working on the court,” Dawkins said. “He started doing 1-on-0, he started doing a little bit of more 2-on-2 type actions. … He’s trending in a positive direction.”

The All-Star break is this upcoming weekend, Friday through Sunday.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Jayson Tatum continues to progress well in his Achilles rehab, as Boston’s superstar has begun “controlled” 5-on-5 scrimmages with coaches. It’s currently being described that he is “aggressively” attacking his rehab.

“Jayson Tatum has started controlled 5-on-5 scrimmaging with coaches. He has aggressively attacked his rehab at every turn. There’s more boxes for Jayson Tatum to check. There’s more phases in his rehab, he’s got to practice with the team,” added Charania.

Despite making huge strides in his recovery and progressing at a great rate, the 27-year-old will not rush back from his injury. In fact, he will take his time and approach it with caution.

“Jayson Tatum has made clear to the people around him … that he wants to come back as close to Jayson Tatum … as possible. Not a shell of himself, not a lesser percentage of himself,” added Charania. 

Tatum has kicked around in his head on whether he should return this season or not, especially given the Celtics massive success with Jaylen Brown leading this roster.

“So there is a thought in my head, like, how does that work?” Tatum said. “Or how does that look with me integrating myself off the injury, 50, 60 games into a season? There obviously could be some challenges. And it is a thought: Do I come back? Should I wait? It’s something that I honestly, recently, in the last two weeks or so just kind of contemplate every single day.”

Last season, Tatum averaged 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks have signed Cam Thomas to a contract for the remainder of the season. The Brooklyn Nets waived the young guard shortly after the trade deadline.

Originally, Milwaukee tried trading for Thomas before Thursday’s deadline, but neither them or the Nets could agree to terms. However, didn’t really matter when knowing both sides had interest in each other and Thomas was soon waived to sign with any team who wants him.

“I picked Milwaukee because they wanted me and they told me they’ve been interested for years now. So, it’s good to have this opportunity come to fruition. And I’m just hoping to meet everybody, get to know everybody and contribute as soon as possible,” Thomas told Andscape.

In 24 games this season with Brooklyn, the 24-year-old averaged 15.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists.