The Boston Celtics' smartest move might be to trade one of their superstars this summer. Many Celtics fans will condemn the thought of breaking up Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Still, the NBA's restrictive salary rules are making it tough for teams like Boston to keep two max players together for their entire careers while building a winning roster around those players.

The Boston Celtics took Game 3 of their 2025 NBA Playoffs second round series against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday as Payton Pritchard, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White starred for Boston.

The Celtics' season came to a stunning and emphatic end Friday night, falling to the Knicks in a 119-81 blowout loss in Game 6.

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens met with reporters, and not surprisingly, fielded questions about Brown's knee. Here's what Stevens said, per mu

Some believe the Celtics have to make big trades this offseason since Jayson Tatum could miss all of next season recovering from his right Achilles tendon tear. Tatum will make $54.1 million, Jaylen Brown will make $53.