Both bosses were seriously injured, from winning the championship to demolishing the team and rebuilding! The team with the fastest regression in the NBA was born

This season is the final stage, and we can no longer see some regular season super giants or even some legendary stars. The Lakers James and Doncic led the team and were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round. The inside disadvantage was too great. They were willing to go to expensive restaurants to have a luxury steak, but they were unwilling to give this meal a pair of knife and fork. Doncic could not play his advantage, and James was old. The Clippers ran the fastest in the end of the regular season, and the playoffs were also fast. Leonard's dominance declined. Harden lost his two key battles in G5 and G7, and the team's window to win the championship in the future is getting smaller and smaller. Including the Warriors, they are willing to continue to increase their positions after being eliminated. They can only go all the way around Curry + Butler to strengthen, and they can only go all the way to the black. They have no resources to rebuild. They can seize Curry's last peak tail and fight.

But the most surprising team this season must be the Celtics. Last season, they did not encounter much resistance throughout the playoffs. The gentleman swept the Heat in the first round, the gentleman swept the Cavaliers in the second round, and eliminated the Pacers 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Even in the finals, they only allowed the Mavericks to win one game, and then returned to their home court to win the championship trophy, 16 wins and 3 losses, which also allowed the outside world to see the possibility of them shaping the next dynasty. However, this season, the Celtics were eliminated by the Knicks in the second round, and the two home courts suffered a 20-point comeback. Tatum's Achilles tendon ruptured and the team fell and scattered. First of all, the Celtics are not very competitive next season. Tatum has at least one year off. When it comes to injury to the Achilles tendon, no one can guarantee that he will be in the same state as before after returning.

Secondly, the Celtics can only be rebuilt. Let’s start with Jaylen Brown. As the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals last season + MVP of the Finals, Brown averaged 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the regular season, and 22.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in the playoffs. The data is very stable, but he persists with injuries throughout the playoffs! Previously in March, US media reported that Brown suffered a bone contusion and had been receiving knee pain injections, and went on battle with injuries. But when the Celtics were eliminated, US media confirmed that the Brownian had partially torn the meniscus on his right knee! According to the analysis of sports medicine experts, if it is a slight tear, it takes 2-3 months of recovery process. If surgical suture repair is involved, it will have at least 6-8 months of recovery cycle. Next, the team needs to evaluate whether the surgery is to be performed. Both core members have suffered serious injuries. The key is that they are still holding super maximum salary contracts. Brown has 289 million in five years, and 53.14 million next season; Tatum has 315 million in five years, and 54.13 million next season. First of all, the Celtics' contract expires this summer include Horford, Connet and others. These two are the most reliable insiders in the playoff team, because the Pope is completely in no state. Assuming that the player who expires the contract is let go directly, the remaining players of the Celtics will be $224 million. If the 28th pick in the first round of this summer is retained, the total salary of the Celtics will definitely exceed 230 million, and the luxury tax penalty is 263 million. In addition, for every player who signs a basic salary of 3 million, you need to pay an extra $25 million in luxury tax, and the total expenditure will exceed the 500 million mark.

Obviously, the team of new boss Chisholm is not that rich. According to the analysis of salary expert Bobby Max, the Celtics have three options this summer. The first is to grit their teeth and persist, retain the entire framework, and dig internally after letting Horford and Connett go. The second type is to send away the Posses + Holiday + Hauser. If the Possesses does not return the transaction, it can reduce the total salary below the second rich line. If it is to return, they may not be able to afford the minimum combat power standard of 22 million. Trading Hauser conservatively estimates that it will save 80 million in luxury taxes, and the team's salary cut is rebuilding around Tatum + Brown + White. The third plan is to send Brown away, exchange draft picks + young men + expiration contracts. Brown has four years and $236 million left, and the overall burden is too great.

The team has no room for reinforcement, and it is subject to many restrictions beyond the second rich line. The team only has one first-round pick to trade in the next seven years, and there are four first-round picks to swap rights, but this will at most become a bargaining chip to send away Boss or Holiday, rather than strengthening and increasing the price. Of course there is another potential fourth plan: everyone except Tatum will be sent away. In the words of Bay Area media, the Celtics are set to rebuild this summer, but White will attract the interest of many teams and the transaction value is very high. But no matter which trading plan it is, the Celtics are no longer competitive next season. The team's boss Tatum cannot play, and no one knows where the future path of others is, including Jaylen Brown. His super maximum salary is the last straw that crushes the Celtics.

From the championship last season to the second round this season, the team must break up and rebuild; to the next season, it can be foreseen that there is no possibility of winning the championship. General Manager Stevens chose to win at the moment, which did help the Double Tanhua succeed, but at the same time, it also let the former boss cash out at a high position and throw a mess into the hands of the current Chisholm team. The Celtics are the team that has retreated the fastest in the NBA. Everyone except Tatum will leave. Even if he gritted his teeth and kept this framework, with the fall of Posses and Holiday getting old, the team closed the championship window.