Jayson Tatum finally won the first NBA championship of his career last season. However, it took him changing his overall approach to the game to make it happen. During the summer of 2023, Brad Stevens acquired Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis via two separate trades,

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.)

Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III is returning to the court for the first time since a patellar dislocation injury during the 2023-24 season. He had surgery shortly after and missed the entire year.