Celtics Struggle Amidst Injuries and Roster Changes in 2025

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00:00What a difference a year makes, huh, Coach?

00:02Boy, the Celtics eking out maybe, what, one win here.

00:06It has not been good.

00:08But, listen, after all the changes and the injuries,

00:12did anybody really think the Celtics would, you know, would, what,

00:15squeak by as a 500 team here, Coach?

00:18What are you seeing so far from that?

00:20Well, I saw a team that I didn't think was going to make the playoffs.

00:23I mean, when you – everybody's talking about the fact of losing Tatum, right?

00:26But you lose a stretch five and rim protector and Chris Saps Porzingis.

00:32You lose a seasoned veteran backup in Al Horford.

00:35You lose a capable backup that's doing well at San Antonio and Luke Cornett.

00:39And then you lose your defensive stopper, Drew Holiday.

00:42What we're going to learn this year, folks, is can Jalen Brown be the guy?

00:48Like, the guy.

00:49There's no excuses around him.

00:51And J.B. has not looked really good so far.

00:53And, listen, Chris Boucher and Kata is not going to scare me on the front line

00:59with all due respect.

01:00I think Boston's punting this year.

01:02They're going to play for 2026 and watch them end up with, like,

01:05a top three draft pick when they miss the playoffs.