The Boston Celtics might be in line for some growing pains in 2025-26.
With Jayson Tatum expected to be sidelined for most of the year while rehabbing a torn Achilles, several other players in Boston’s frontcourt will need to step up with those reps up for grabs.
To further compound matters for Boston, the Celtics have already lost familiar faces in Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and Luke Kornet via trade or free agency — while Al Horford is also unlikely to return.
But as painful as this offseason has been thus far for Celtics fans, those minutes up front for Boston is why big man Luka Garza opted to sign a two-year deal in free agency.