Eastern Notes: Oladipo, Sixers, Celtics

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There is still no timetable for when Victor Oladipo will return to the court. Oladipo, who ruptured his quad tendon back in January, continues to progress and the Pacers are encouraged by his progress.

“He’s not playing live but he’s moving. He’s in a good position mentally,” coach Nate McMillan said. “He feels that everything is going well. I like what I see with him. … He’s doing great. He’s not doing any live contact, still in that rehab stage of working with the trainers.

“I just know [opening night on Oct. 23] he probably won’t be there. The time frame, we have no idea of when he will return.”

Here’s more from around the Eastern Conference:

• Romeo Langford has been medically cleared to play, Ben Stinar of Amico Hoops hears (Twitter link). The Celtics rookie had thumb surgery in April.
• Xavier Silas has joined the Delaware Blue Coats’ coaching staff, Kyle Neubeck of The Philly Voice reports (Twitter link). Silas briefly played for the Sixers back in 2011.
• Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports examines the Celtics‘ most intruging storylines heading into training camp. Gordon Hayward has worked hard all offseason and Forsberg wonders if the wing will look much better than he did last season.

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Chris Crouse, DMT.NEWS