With Jayson Tatum hurt, the Celtics are going to have to turn to Jaylen Brown as the lead option. He is someone that they believe is more than capable of being a top option. Brown was both the Eastern Conference Finals MVP and the NBA Finals MVP last season,

Boston's players have made a surprising prediction for the team's 2025-26 season outlook, even if Jayson Tatum doesn't return from his Achilles surgery.

Despite all the questions surrounding the Celtics’ coming offseason, Brad Stevens didn’t want to discuss the future much at his annual end-of-season press conference on Monday. In an opening statement,

With Jayson Tatum out for the rest of the playoffs and the Celtics facing elimination, the attention turns to Jaylen Brown.

I think everybody’s concerned with Jayson. I’m not sure how bad it is. Didn’t look great,” Brown said. “But I think everybody is kind of more concerned with that. Obviously, the loss is huge. But

Gilbert Arenas says Jaylen Brown can't "be Batman" for the Celtics if Jayson Tatum misses entire 2025-2026 season

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) and guard Jaylen Brown (7) talk during the second half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP

Everybody’s concerned. I’m not sure how bad it is. It didn’t look great. Obviously the loss is huge, but we gotta be ready for Game 5.”Source: Twitter @RealBobManning