This changes the ENTIRE narrative...

This changes the entire narrative surrounding the Boston Celtics, folks. As a new quote from Jason Tatum came out today commenting on the relationship between him and Jalen Brown at this very moment, following the Jalen Brown trade that saw him being sent to the Philadelphia 76ers in a return that landed the Celtics Paul George and some draft capital, as well as the Sixers then being able to sign LeBron as a result of acquiring Jalen Brown. But what did Jason Tatum say today in this quote from the show that he appeared on? What are the implications of it? And also, we're going to be taking a little bit of a trip down memory lane, reflecting a little bit on the Jays era in Boston, all of the success that they had together, the failures. We are going to cover it all here today on Celtics Digest, folks, where I am your host, Kellen Frangione. It's a pleasure to be back talking about Celtics basketball. 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Today, when he was asked about the relationship between him and Brown, which we know that the entire time the Jays were together over their whole nine year career together, they were always trying to be the media was always trying to drive them apart, constantly saying they can't have success when it's two guys clashing like this. They can't win together. They proved all of that wrong. They won a championship together. They went to multiple Eastern Conference finals. They were the number two seed numerous times. They were the one seed. They've done a ton of things, all star appearances together, all NBA teams together, all rookie teams. They did it all. So Jason Tatum said, for me, I love that guy. You can't talk about him without talking about me and vice versa. The success that we've had as just two young kids growing up in this league and, you know, really just pushing each other. Unfortunately, the business of basketball is always going to play a part. It's not like a thing to be sad or upset about. It's a thing to celebrate, you know, what we were able to do. And I think this is a good quote from Jason Tatum. I mean, I agree with him. It's sad. It's unfortunate that the business of basketball does have to take over at times and split up players that fans love so much that have had so much success on one team. But especially with the new CBA, it's just seeming less and less possible. Tatum also went on to say in this quote that, you know, people typically just they can't play with each other forever. So it happens. It happens. But there's no doubt these guys were supremely successful in their run. And if we want to take a trip down memory lane, down the Jays era, we're going to take a look. But first, how did the Celtics start even before these guys? You know, after the championship in 2008, the Celtics did have some good years and then they had some really bad years. They were 299 and 258 between the 2009 2010 season and the 2015 16 season. So right before the arrival of Brown and then Tatum, you see it here. They started off well. They started off pretty good, 50 and 32, 56 and 26 in those years in 2011, 2012, 39 and 27. But then from 2012 up until about 2015, 16 or rather from 2012 to 2014, 15, the Celtics saw some pretty bad years by Celtic standards. Now, obviously, it's still quite good. But that 2013, 14 season, pitiful, incredibly bad, 25 and 57 Celtics were struggling. But then came some homegrown talent in these guys and they completely flipped the script. If we just want to take a trip right here, you can see Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum and their Celtics career together. The games where they both appeared, the Celtics went 332 and 167. That's a win percentage of 665 in 499 games. That is fantastic. There's no taking that away from them. There's no doubt the success they've had together. Yet the media was always trying to split them up. They finally got what they wanted. They finally did have to split them up for financial reasons. But it's just ridiculous to me that they were always being driven apart by the media. Now, there's some more things they did. What are the team accomplishments in their era? Well, you can see it right here. Obviously, one-time NBA champions in 2024, two-time Eastern Conference champions, 2022 and 2024. Unfortunately, that 2022 finals, we felt the Steph Curry and the Warriors. Steph Curry, legacy series, fair enough. Five Eastern Conference finals appearances, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024. And then seeding, they were the number two seed in 21-22. Once again, in 22-23 and 23-24, obviously the number one seed, the best record in the NBA, 24-25 number two seed. And then Jalen Brown himself essentially just led the Celtics to the number two seed in the East this past season. They also have had a number of individual awards, as I'm sure you guys know, and you can see it right here. One-time NBA finals MVP, Jalen Brown in 2024. Two-time Eastern Conference finals MVPs, JB and JT have both won that. 5X All-NBA selections, Tatum was first team, 2022 to 2024, third team in 2020, and Jalen Brown was second team this past season and in 2023. Combined, 11 NBA All-Star selections, Tatum from 2019 to 2025, Jalen Brown in 2021, and then from 2023 onward to now, one-time All-Star game MVP in Tatum in 2023. And they both were all rookie selections, although Tatum was first team and Jalen Brown was second team. There is no doubt these guys were extremely successful together. So it's just wild to me that people have always been trying to drive them apart. And now, especially after this trade, people are saying, oh, Jason Tatum wasn't really defending him. He wasn't really speaking out. Tatum wasn't informed that this trade was going to happen. He said that. The front office, Brad Stevens said the front office did not inform him during this process. Now, I do have to think it's a little weird that Tatum would not be talking with Brown. I'm sure he did, but it seemed like he wasn't really communicating with Jalen Brown during the whole process of the trade. And so the rumors came out again that Tatum, you know, doesn't like Brown. They're just, you know, there was a huge narrative going around this summer that they were just, you know, as if they were roommates, classmates, workmates. They were just friends in their career, but not friends outside. But I just think that's completely ridiculous. Tatum has said it. He loves him. They're brothers. They share that bond. They've had so much success. They essentially grew up together in the NBA. Jason Tatum also dealing with being a young father. They went through a lot of stuff together. So I think it's just ridiculous that people always try to create these narratives and still to this day, try and create these narratives. But it's important to note it's now a new era without Brown. However, the Celtics are 73-29 without Jalen Brown and just with Tatum all time. That is a 0.716 winning percentage. So, I mean, you know what? We're not in bad hands with Jason Tatum. But as I have been emphasizing in a lot of these past videos, this season is going to come down to Jason Tatum and his individual performance. How is he going to do? How are the young guys going to step up? But it's mostly on Tatum's shoulders now. He is taking the reins. Can he do what Jalen Brown just did and lead this team to a top spot in the Eastern Conference? I certainly think he can. But folks, I want to leave you guys with a question today. And I want you guys to go ahead and answer in the comments. Will the Jays era be topped in the next 10 years? Comment below. Yes or no. I think it's unlikely that that level of success is going to happen again in this next 10 year span. But I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful. I think the Celtics can capture at least one other NBA championship. I hope it's more than that. I hope it's two in the next 10 years. But the NBA is in its era of the most parity that it has had in a long time, in part because of these new CBA rules that are really putting the squeeze on teams. Let me know down below, folks. Will the era be topped these past 10 years? You see it. You see what they've done. I'll show you once again the wins. It's a hard thing to top. 332 and 167 with a championship with multiple finals appearances. Let me know down below, folks. Thank you very much for watching this video. Once again, I'm your host, Kellen Frangione. I thought it was interesting to see Tatum's comments today. He was pretty media trained, pretty standard with it. But nevertheless, you love to see that those guys still have love for each other. It's still a bond. It's still a brotherhood. I'll see you guys in the next video. Thank you.