The Boston Celtics are currently preparing for a 2025-26 season that will see them take the floor with a vastly different roster than what they've had two years. Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis are now on different teams thanks to trades orchestrated to duck the second apron, and Jayson Tatum is expected to miss the entire season with the torn Achilles injury he suffered in last year's playoffs.

Still, thanks to the weak state of the Eastern Conference, there is some thought that Boston could find a way to backdoor their way into the NBA playoffs despite the massive amount of talent they've lost.

One person who subscribes to that school of thought is 2008 Celtics champion Kendrick Perkins , who recently took to ESPN's NBA Today to relay his thoughts.

“Jaylen Brown is gonna

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