May 16, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) controls the ball against New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) during the first quarter of game six in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

The Dallas Mavericks are expected to draft Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, but could instead move him to the Boston Celtics in a huge trade package.

Their Game 6 defeat came days after star forward Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon, an injury that will keep him out for the majority, if not all, of next season.  Where do the Celtics go from here?

Jayson Tatum's injury stunned the Celtics, but de facto general manager Brad Stevens revealed his star's recovery is starting off strong.

Despite having one of his best seasons of his career, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will have a long recovery process as he returns from a ruptured achilles

Duke and Boston Celtics fans were no doubt saddened by the injury Jayson Tatum suffered in Game 4 against the New York Knicks. He underwent surgery very quickly to repair the tendon. As you probably know,

Celtics star Jayson Tatum won’t be far from Madison Square Garden when Boston faces a must-win situation against the New York Knicks on Friday night as the defending champions attempt to force a deciding Game 7.

Bad luck also played a role in the early exit. There was Kristaps Porzingis’ respiratory illness slowing him, Jaylen Brown playing through a torn meniscus, and then Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles. That last injury leads to the big question before Brad Stevens and the Celtics’ brass heading into this offseason: