00:00All right, Chris, let's get into the basketball weeds of it more than anything.
00:04Tatum obviously looks like he's going to be done for a large portion of the season.
00:08I know there's been reports that he might be able to come back towards the end of the season.
00:13What like what's the expectation for this year?
00:16And I think even bigger than that, what's the mindset with them unloading all their money going into the 2020 season when 2027 season when Tatum comes back?
00:26Oh, look, the really the the most important part of this season is twofold.
00:34One is to get as far under the tax thresholds as you possibly can.
00:39We saw them do exactly that this week with the George Yang trade, not to be cheap about your team, but to set yourself up with future financial flexibility.
00:49Like you want to be able to deal away draft picks, to have the ability to aggregate contracts, all the things that are difficult when you're over some of these aprons.
01:00So I think that's the first priority of the team.
01:02And I think, honestly, the second is to get a good draft pick.
01:06I mean, if we're being honest like this, the Celtics have control of their 2026 draft pick.
01:11That could wind up being a lottery pick, which could be useful in terms of adding young talent or could be useful if they decide to go a different route and make a trade.
01:20I mean, they're they're in an advantageous position where they know they're going to go into the 2728 season or 2627 season with two of the best young players in the game or two of the best players in the game in Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown.
01:36Everything about this season, I believe, is going to be about making sure that they're in the best position next summer to put a kind of team together that can get them back on track.
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