The Boston Celtics, coming off winning their record-setting 18th championship in 2024, were hoping to repeat as champions for the first time in more than 55 years. Instead, Boston lost in the Eastern Conference semifinals to the New York Knicks a month ago, and it also might have lost superstar forward Jayson Tatum for all of next season because of an Achilles tear in Game 4 of that series.
As a result, there may be no team with more offseason uncertainty than Boston.
The Celtics are dealing with a new owner, Bill Chisholm, who is preparing to take over from longtime stewards Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca, and they have an extraordinarily expensive roster that now doesn't appear it will compete for a championship anytime in the near future.