Fans of the Boston Celtic were by no means upset by how star forward Jayson Tatum was playing in the 2024 NBA Finals, especially given how it was the engine behind Boston hanging Banner 18. But unless you were hardly watching those finals,

Since Jayson Tatum entered the NBA in 2017, the Boston Celtics have been slowly building toward a championship. In 2024, those efforts were rewarded, as the Celtics steamrollered their way though the NBA to secure the first banner in 16 years and cement Tatum's place among the Celtics greats (along with Jaylen Brown.)

Boston’s headlining superstar believes the Celtics, after keeping nearly their entire 2023-24 roster intact, are well-positioned to avoid the post-title cliff that awaited the last five NBA champs, all of whom failed to even reach the conference finals the following season.