How should Brad Stevens handle Boston Celtics' roster building after Jayson Tatum's injury?
How should Brad Stevens handle Boston Celtics' roster building after Jayson Tatum's injury?
How should Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens approach roster building after Jayson Tatum's injury? It might be far too soon for some fans of the storied ball club to start thinking about such things given we have not even hit the 48-hour mark since the St. Louis native went down with an Achilles injury in Game 4 of the Celtics 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series with the New York Knicks.
But with the Celtics already looking at a historic payroll and tax bill as a result of the dreaded second apron of the changes made to the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA), big moves are almost certainly coming to the team in the offseason. What should be Stevens priorities moving forward given Tatum will be out for most or even all of next season?
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