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Celtics 'One Hundred Percent' Receiving Trade Calls on Two Star Players

  • The Boston Celtics are preparing for the 2025-26 season without Jayson Tatum, who injured his Achilles tendon on May 13 and underwent surgery.
  • The team needs to reduce its payroll by about $20 million this offseason to fall below the NBA's second luxury tax threshold amid the financial challenges posed by supermax deals for Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
  • Although the Celtics have received substantial offers for Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, they are inclined to keep both players. However, they remain open to discussions involving Jrue Holiday and other team members as they work to manage their salary cap.
  • Brown earned the 2024 Finals MVP and will make over $53 million next season, while White, acquired in 2022, will earn $28.1 million and is considered a valuable trade asset, though analyst Brian Scalabrine insists trading White would be shocking.
  • The Celtics face difficult retooling decisions as they aim to maintain competitiveness under salary constraints, with potential moves including shedding contracts of Holiday, Porzingis, or Hauser, and considering draft strategies related to Rutgers' Dylan Harper.
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After losing Jayson Tatum to a horrific injury in the middle of the playoffs, the NBA team Boston Celtics have announced that the club's other superstar – Jaylen Brown – has also had to go under the knife.

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Hoops Wire broke the news in on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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