Jayson Tatum is clearly the best, most impactful, and therefore the most important player on this Celtics team. There isn’t much of an argument to be made against that. He’s been an MVP candidate for a couple years now, and he’s only getting better and better at asserting his physicality and creating opportunities for his teammates. He’s the clear focal point of Boston’s offense as both a scorer and a facilitator, and when he puts his mind to it, he’s a first-team level all-NBA defender. Yes, I said it.
But who is the second most important player on the C’s?