The Boston Celtics are nearing the start of training camp, but things will look quite different for the team when they return to action. Perhaps the most shocking absence will be superstar forward Jayson Tatum , who is working his way back from a torn Achilles tendon he suffered in the playoffs last season.

With Tatum set to miss most, if not all, of the 2025-26 campaign, the Celtics front office was hard at work this offseason. For the most part, the moves the team made involved shedding salary in an effort to duck under the second apron of the NBA’s new salary cap.

That goal led to Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis getting traded, while Luke Kornet (and likely Al Horford) have departed in free agency. When Tatum returns, he’s going to be joining a completely new squad, and he rec

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