Most of the focus on the Celtics so far this summer has revolved around what a championship-caliber team has lost.
Beyond Jayson Tatum likely missing the entire 2025-26 campaign due to a ruptured Achilles, the Celtics had to trade away Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday in a pair of salary-shedding moves.
On the free-agent front, Boston lost depth center Luke Kornet to the Spurs, while Brad Stevens acknowledged Tuesday that veteran Al Horford is also “unlikely” to return to Boston for an eighth season.
But amid the pain of Boston’s stacked squad being splintered, Stevens stressed on Tuesday that the Celtics have some high-upside talent joining the roster for the upcoming season.