Dropping Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Vacation, and Luke Kornet with Al Horford’s departure probably coming subsequent hurts. It hurts quite a bit.
These gamers helped us win a championship and are legends in Boston eternally. They’ll return to tribute movies the make us emotional and we’ll give them a standing ovation.
It stinks and is not any enjoyable — none of this offseason has been enjoyable.
Dropping Jayson Tatum for many of, if not all, of the 2025-26 season kills any probability to compete makes this much more tough.
Subsequent season gained’t be as enjoyable because the final 4 have – though three of the endings haven’t been enjoyable. The Celtics aren’t going to enter the season as a contender.
That doesn’t imply it’s time to panic. A Large 3 of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White with assist items of Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard is an effective place to begin.
That could be a five-man unit that has a ton of taking pictures and guys who can create for themselves and others. Positive, Hauser and Pritchard may get picked on a bit on protection however their taking pictures on the opposite finish makes up for it.
Do the Celtics want a long run heart? Sure they do. Nonetheless, strong facilities usually are not very costly on the free agent market and Boston has an opportunity to have their full Mid-Stage exception subsequent summer season. In the event that they do have it, hopefully they don’t signal Tristan Thompson once more.
Nonetheless, appearing just like the C’s are ranging from scratch is one thing I discover to be very weird. They aren’t. They’re ranging from a fairly good place I might argue.
Joe Mazzulla is an elite head coach and Brad Stevens is an elite lead govt. I’ve all the religion on the planet that these two guys are going to make the correct resolution to construct this roster out round their three finest gamers.
This season additionally offers the Celtics to see what they’ve within the wings they’ve drafted previously three drafts with Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez.
I actually loved a number of the issues Scheierman did in his first season as a Celtic and lots of people like Gonzalez as a prospect.
The Celtics even have Anfernee Simons’ $27 million expiring contract on their books that they’ll commerce, let him stroll as a free agent or prolong him in the event that they so select. Although an extension could be very stunning and certain a nasty transfer so that they shouldn’t try this.
A whole lot of this will depend on Jayson Tatum coming again and being a fantastic participant however I’ve each confidence on the planet that Tatum will just do that. He has by no means given Celtic followers any cause to doubt him in any manner.
Constructing round Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White has already led to at least one Celtic championship and Hauser and Pritchard have been large items of that. Having these 5 guys in your roster is an excellent place to begin this retooling that the Celtics are going to below go over the following 12 months.
