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Current playoffs suggesting how Celtics roster may look next season

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 All indications point to some cost-cutting by the Boston Celtics prior to next season, and the 2025 post-season may dictate who stays and who goes.


Everything starts with Jayson Tatum - who happens to lead his team in four major categories - namely points per game, rebounds per game - in addition to assists and steals. His Jay Team partner, Jaylen Brown is second to Tatum in scoring, followed by Derrick White, Payton Pritchard and Jrue Holiday - in that order.

I see those four players as locks for the 2025-26 season, despite rumors that Holiday may be let go to ease next year's financial burden. Despite a slight decline in his game this season, he remains an important cog in the Celtics machine. And frankly, I can't visualize The Green without both White and Pritchard. They have been mainstays for Boston.

Now to Al Horford. Age may be slowing the Dominican Gentleman somewhat, buy he is a gamer out on the floor - and leads the team in blocks per contest in this season's playoffs. But he needs to be signed for a lesser salary that is satisfactory to both Al and the team.

I have written in the past that Kristaps Porzingis is a luxury for Brad Stevens and Joe Mazzulla. The team has shown they can win without him. And his fragility can not be ignored. Injuries have kept him out of numerous games in his career, and now an elusive respiratory illness has struck for this post-season. The Latvian big man might just be a casualty in new ownership's attempt to get under the second apron.

My take on Luke Kornet is that, like Horford, he could be a keeper at the right price, particularly if Porzingis is traded. Like Neemias Queta, Kornet is an old-school center, and with the Jay Team out there, that could work. That's how I see it.



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