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.

The Celtics face a recalibration after trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to trim payroll under the second apron, replacing them with Luka Garza and Josh Minott. Boston isn’t aiming for a full rebuild, but the roster shift signals a tighter ceiling. A CLNS Media discussion frames Boston as unlikely to finish at the Eastern Conference’s very top yet not destined for a total tank, positioning them somewhere in the middle as the 2025-26 season unfolds.

Key constants remain: Jaylen Brown and Derrick White anchor the lineup, with Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser providing floor spacing and depth. The hypothetical addition of Anfernee Simons and the impact of Garza and Minott on rotations inject uncertainty, balancing veteran reliability with youth upside. Overall, Boston projects to hover between the East’s elite and its fringe, pending development and cohesion from the new pieces.