Somewhere not too far down the long checklist of satisfactions that came with the Celtics’ championship last summer was the death of a narrative so tired that it was almost as annoying as the word “narrative.”
The Celtics’ 16-3 stampede through the playoffs, culminating with a five-game NBA Finals victory over the Mavericks and the franchise’s 18th banner, silenced anyone and everyone who howled through the years that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were too redundant in skill to ever win a title together.
(It’s weird, you don’t hear anyone suggesting Brown should be traded for Bradley Beal anymore, do you?