The initial diagnosis is that the surgery was successful, and that Tucker is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
That timeline will have Tucker’s return running up against the start of the season, at best. Tucker will almost certainly miss the entire preseason, which runs from October 3rd to October 21st.
Opening Night is 41 days away, on October 26th against the Sacramento Kings. Six weeks is 42 days. At best, you’re seeing an out-of-shape Tucker coming off the bench opening night, unless the timetable is wrong.
Although Tucker is in just his 6th NBA season, the forward is 31 years old.