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The Boston Celtics will be without their best player for most of next season because of a horrendous injury. Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in the second round against the Knicks, putting him at risk of missing all of next year. That injury could end up taking the Celtics out of contention to play for a championship. With Tatum gone for most of the year, a lot of NBA pundits aren't sure they have enough juice to win it all. Despite the injury, the Celtics should still be considered a team that can make the playoffs next season. Read more: Bold Trade Proposal Has Celtics Move All-Star in Head-Scratching Salary Dump Why the Celtics are still a playoff team next year even without Jayson Tatum Even without Tatum next year, the Celtics should still be a good enough team to make the playoffs on what should be a relatively weak Eastern Conference. Other than two or three really good teams, the rest of the East is weak. A big reaso...

The Boston Celtics will be without their best player for most of next season because of a horrendous injury. Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in the second round against the Knicks, putting him at risk of missing all of next year. That injury could end up taking the Celtics out of contention to play for a championship. With Tatum gone for most of the year, a lot of NBA pundits aren't sure they have enough juice to win it all. Despite the injury, the Celtics should still be considered a team that can make the playoffs next season. Read more: Bold Trade Proposal Has Celtics Move All-Star in Head-Scratching Salary Dump Why the Celtics are still a playoff team next year even without Jayson Tatum Even without Tatum next year, the Celtics should still be a good enough team to make the playoffs on what should be a relatively weak Eastern Conference. Other than two or three really good teams, the rest of the East is weak. A big reaso...