Boston’s 2025-26 bench wings—Josh Minott, Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman—enter with real minutes up for grabs after a summer of turnover. Scheierman provides playmaking and shooting upside, Walsh offers slashing finishing and versatility, and Minott brings defensive range and switchability. Hugo Gonzalez looms as a rookie wild card, while Brown and Hauser anchor the wings.

Lineup experiments will test Scheierman as a primary ball-handler with Hauser spacing, Walsh as a high-velocity cutter with defensive switches, and Minott as a defensively twitchy connector. The season hinges on which of the trio translates Summer League flashes into steady rotation roles and how Mazzulla balances defense with offense.

Boston’s 2025–26 reset centers on Jayson Tatum’s health, moving away from the 2024 title core to a fresh mix of proven vets and high-upside youngsters. Porzingis and Holiday exit, Horford (likely) departs, and Luke Kornet finds a new home, clearing minutes for Anfernee Simons, Josh Minott and Luka Garza. The 2025 Draft haul—Hugo Gonzalez, Amari Williams and Max Shulga—adds youth with potential. The zeitgeist question: which newcomer will carry the fantasy torch next season?

The CLNS Media pod crew debates role clarity, minutes, and fit in a Boston system now built around versatility and spacing. Fantasy managers should watch how these moves translate into usage by week, with the mix of veterans and youngsters shaping scoring, threes, defensive stats and DFS upside across the year.

The Celtics are rebooting for 2025-26, trading Holiday and Porzingis and letting Luke Kornet walk as they lean into a youth-forward rebuild. Boston inked Luka Garza and Josh Minott and added Max Shulga, Amari Williams, and Hugo Gonzalez through the draft, signaling a season that could be about development and upside rather than immediate title contention. The question: how fast can the new faces knit into a cohesive, fantasy-friendly rotation?

Fantasy managers should monitor how Garza, Williams, Minott, Shulga, and Gonzalez absorb roles behind Tatum and Brown. If the youngsters progress quickly, Boston could surprise with breakout contributions in limited minutes, turning a “gap year” into meaningful late-season upside for dynasty and deep-league rosters.

The Celtics are weighing a tanking scenario for next season after a summer of cap-light departures and the hunt for cost-controlled depth. Boston trimmed payroll to dodge the second luxury tax apron while bringing in Luka Garza and Josh Minott to plug holes, and the core of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Payton Pritchard remains in the rotation. Depth in the frontcourt is a concern, which could temper the team’s ceiling on defense if the bench can’t hold up.

A recent Above The Banners episode floated the idea of surrendering competitiveness for a lottery ticket in a 2026 class poised to be strong. Selling Mazzulla and the Celtics’ core on that plan would be tough, but the arithmetic of tax lines and rebuild timelines makes it plausible to consider a longer view. Whether Boston actually commits to a tank or not, the roster shift and development of Garza and Minott will shape fantasy angles all season long.

Even if tanking remains unlikely, fantasy managers should watch how Garza’s frontcourt timeline unfolds and how Minott’s wingspan translates to minutes. With Brown, White, and Pritchard as anchors, upside may hinge on the new pieces maturing quickly and the defense holding up as depth evolves, yielding interesting mid-to-late round opportunities.