The Boston Celtics are currently preparing for a 2025-26 season that will likely be played in its entirety without superstar Jayson Tatum, who tore his Achilles vs the New York Knicks in last year's playoffs. This being the case, a lot of weight will be placed on the shoulders of Jaylen Brown , the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, who will be the first option for the first time in his career.

In those 2024 Finals, Brown had the chance to guard then-Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic , and did about as good of a job as one could hope. Doncic of course has since been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and recently, Brown had a blunt response to that trade in a preview of Netflix's upcoming Starting Five series, which will feature Brown.

“That might be like one of the worst trades of all time

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