Jayson Tatum's ruptured Achilles tendon has drastically altered the Boston Celtics' future plans. With Tatum likely out for the 2025-26 season, President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens acknowledges that the team must prepare for substantial roster changes. Following the disappointing end to the previous season, the Celtics have already traded away key players like Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to address luxury tax issues. There's uncertainty about Tatum's return, adding pressure for the Celtics to strategically navigate the upcoming season without their star player.
When Tatum goes down, yeah, it certainly makes you go - 'Okay. Let's all get together. Let's talk about what this means, to talk about what it means in the near term, long term.'
I think one of the things about the Tatum injury that is really important to us is that there's no expectation on a timeline to return, but there's an expectation on fully returning.
Less than two months after Boston's title defense ended in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks, Stevens and his staff have dismantled a significant portion of Boston's roster.
Boston traded away two key cogs in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to alleviate luxury-tax concerns, with a cap-crunched roster also losing Luke Kornet in free agency earlier this month.
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