A major storyline surrounding the Celtics for much of the last couple of years was if the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pairing could actually work.
In the first season with the young duo being the Celtics’ leading scorers, they finished the year at .500 and were a first-round exit (Brown was out with an injury, of course). More than halfway into the following season, there were still at .500, amplifying those concerns.
But things changed in the final months of the 2021-22 season, with Tatum emerging as a first-team All-NBA player and Brown proving to be a reliable All-Star-level player.