The Boston Celtics’ odds of securing a 19th championship in June 2026 appear slim, to say the least.
Not only did Boston lose several key pieces this offseason in Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Luke Kornet, and potentially Al Horford, but they also will likely be without Jayson Tatum for the majority (if not all) of the 2025-26 campaign while he rehabs back from a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Even if a reworked roster headlined by Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons, and Payton Pritchard could feasibly hold their own in a weak Eastern Conference this fall, a Celtics squad sans Tatum likely doesn’t have the firepower in place to reasonably contend for a title.