The Boston Celtics have been one of the biggest surprises of the season. Despite superstar Jayson Tatum going down with an Achilles injury in the team’s playoff run last year, they’ve been one of the leaders in the Eastern Conference, sitting at the #2 seed.
During their first month without Jayson Tatum and his injured Achilles tendon, the Boston Celtics hovered around the .500 mark. Since those opening weeks of life without their perennial first-team All-NBA star, the Celtics have ascended to the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference.
This was supposed to be a bridge year for the Celtics. A reset of sorts. A season to stay afloat while Jayson Tatum rehabbed a torn Achilles suffered during last year’s playoff run.
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Oh boy, welcome back to our annual Socratic seminar about “should the Celtics make a trade this year?” A tradition unlike any other, it’s one of the most important questions for each Celtics season — answering it can reflect the state of the team, the direction and goals for the coming playoff run or tanking extravaganza.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton both tore their Achilles in the 2025 playoffs
The Boston Celtics’ season has turned out much differently than anticipated, and that will likely be reflected come the 2026 NBA trade deadline on Feb.
Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is making waves as he continues his recovery from a torn Achilles, an injury that has sidelined him since May 2025.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn’t expected to play in the 2025-26 NBA season. The organization wants Tatum to rehab from his torn Achilles tendon throughout the entire campaign.
Over the weekend, a new workout video featuring Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum began making the rounds across social media. The video, shot by Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, showed Tatum looking a little like his old self before being sidelined by an Achilles injury.
The Boston Celtics remain second in the Eastern Conference at 26-15 while Jayson Tatum continues recovery from Achilles surgery. Jaylen Brown’s efficiency, Joe Mazzulla’s system adjustments, and reliable bench production have turned Boston into a serious championship contender.
Jayson Tatum has spent months working through the quiet, repetitive grind that follows a major injury. Since suffering an Achilles rupture last May, his progress took place mostly behind closed doors, with only brief clips surfacing through personal channels.
When Jayson Tatum went down with a devastating Achilles injury, it seemed inevitable that the Boston Celtics would endure a difficult season. However, the Celtics, led by Jaylen Brown, have climbed to the 2nd spot in the Western Conference.
Winning in Miami always carries extra meaning for the Boston Celtics. Thursday night felt heavier because Jayson Tatum did not play. Even so, Boston stayed calm, trusted its depth, and left with a comeback win that also hinted at Tatum’s return as the season reaches a crucial stretch.
The Boston Celtics are doing the unthinkable this season. After losing Jayson Tatum to an Achilles tear during last year’s playoff run, this season was expected to be a down year for the team.
Picture credit NBA Rivals Week tends to arrive quietly on the calendar, but the games themselves rarely feel ordinary. Familiar opponents, national attention, and baggage have a way of compressing a season into a few intense nights. For the Boston Celtics, Rivals Week in late January 2026 lands at a particularly revealing moment.
The Boston Celtics had a lot of turnover heading into this season, and many thought that they would somewhat struggle, especially without their best player.
The Boston Celtics are presently ranked second in the Eastern Conference, and their performance has been so strong that it has caused a shift in the expectations set for them before the season.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has a good problem on his hands: he has more than five starter-worthy players on his roster. When Jayson Tatum returns from his Achilles tendon tear, that'll create a healthy competition to remain in the starting lineup.
Before the 2025-26 NBA season began, the majority of the basketball community dismissed the Boston Celtics as a serious threat. As crazy as that may seem, the thought process was justified considering they would be without Jayson Tatum.
Jaylen Brown fell just short of setting a franchise record for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
The Boston Celtics dropped a tough 114-108 decision to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but you can not blame Jaylen Brown for that result. Brown finished with 37 points and recorded his ninth consecutive 30-point game.
The Boston Celtics had a rocky start to the 2025-26 regular season. But, two months in, the 2024 NBA champs are back in the Top 3 in the Eastern Conference.
Jaylen Brown knew he was going to have to carry the Boston Celtics if they were going to contend during the 2025-26 season.
No Jaylen Brown, no problem for the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. With Brown sitting out on his second game of the season due to an illness, a less likely hero put on the cape for the Celtics.
Regardless of how they felt in the building, the Boston Celtics entered this season with low expectations among NBA fans and media members alike. With
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