After winning the championship last year and then falling short in the postseason this year, the Boston Celtics could face some challenging roster decisions this offseason.
Via the Boston Herald:
We don’t yet know whether Jaylen Brown will be on the Celtics’ roster when the 2025-26 season tips off in October.
Trading the homegrown $305 million star would be a massive, franchise-altering move – but it’s one Brad Stevens could consider depending on how radically he wants to rework Boston’s roster in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s ruptured Achilles.
The Celtics are expected to move at least one of their championship-winning starters this offseason as they look to escape the second apron and ease their overwhelming luxury tax burden. Could they flip Brown for a haul, accepting a reset year in exchange for assets and long-term financial relief? It’s possible.
But if Stevens chooses a less aggressive roster-building path and retains Brown, Boston’s longest-tenured player will have an opportunity to do something he’s never done in his NBA career: enter a season as the Celtics’ unquestioned No. 1 player.
