Derrick White gets candid about ‘different’ season that awaits Celtics

Derrick White and the Celtics are facing plenty of uncertainty going into the 2025-26 season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)The Boston Celtics could be staring at a bridge season in 2025-26.

After securing their sought-after 18th championship in June 2024, Boston’s hopes of establishing a sustainable title contender suffered serious setbacks over the last few months.

The Celtics received a devastating blow during the 2025 playoffs after superstar forward Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon — which could sideline him for the entire 2025-26 campaign.

But beyond the absence of Tatum, what was once a loaded depth chart in Boston was decimated this offseason given the looming luxury-tax…