For the first time since his rookie season in 2017, Jaylen Brown will face the prospect of playing without Jayson Tatum for an extended period of time.
Tatum came in and started 80 games as a 19-year-old rookie 2018 and hasn’t missed more than 18 games in a season during his eight year career.
That will likely change this year as Tatum recovers from a ruptured Achilles tendon injury that he suffered during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks. Plus, the Celtics made several offseason moves, including trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, that reshaped the roster.