Without Jayson Tatum in the rotation, the Boston Celtics are expected to struggle in the upcoming season. Brad Stevens has been forced into making some tough decisions for the franchise this summer, including moving on from Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis while letting Luke Kornet and Al Horford (potentially) walk during free agency.

Those decisions, coupled with some less-than-inspiring replacements, have many believing that Boston will struggle to remain competitive throughout the 2025-26 season. So much so that ESPN Bet has placed the Over/Under on Boston’s record at 43.5 games, making them marginally better than a .500 team.

During a July 29 edition of Brian Windhorst’s “The Hoop Collective” podcast, he was joined by Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to discuss whether the Celtics are capable of surpassing the 43.5 wins mark next season, and if so, then by how much?

You can watch the full podcast episode by clicking on the embedded video above.

Watch or listen to the “Taylor Talks Celtics” podcast on:

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3QnlPcS

Spotify: https://bit.ly/40JRevf

Apple: https://apple.co/45sAUBG

Substack: https://bit.ly/3WoA0Cf