Jayson Tatum said he wants Jaylen Brown back. Brad Stevens “without a doubt” wants Brown to stick around. But at some point, the Boston Celtics have to look in the mirror and ask themselves the hard questions. If this group hasn’t been good enough to win a title yet, what is going to change in the future?
This Celtics group has grown up together, and the trio of Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, and Brown have been to the Eastern Conference Finals five times in seven series. Is that a reason to keep the band together (no other team has matched that level of consistency other than the Golden State Warriors) or to acknowledge that it’s not working?