When you go on social media and see Boston Celtics fans talking about Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, all you see is that

they will win multiple championships.

 

 

 

 

 

The consensus is that they will without a doubt win championships during their time in Boston, despite signs that point to

them potentially winning.

We at the Houdini thought, why not play devil’s advocate in this argument? Here are three reasons why Tatum and Brown

will never win a title with the Celtics.

No. 1 reason why Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown won’t win with the Boston Celtics: They may not be together for much longer

One key point that impacts the argument on whether Tatum and Brown win a title or not is how long they stay together. In

recent seasons, there have been many factors and signs that point to them splitting up. With constant rumors of the Celtics

pursuing other starts and potentially breaking up the core, it’s fair to question how long they stay together.

Also, this offseason could go south with Brown and his looming contract negotiations. The current Brown negotiations are

concerning, and they make you question if Brown wants to be with the Cs long-term. If Brown wants out in the next few

years, that decreases the likelihood that the Jays win a title.

No. 2 reason why Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown won’t win with the Boston Celtics: They are not a perfect fit

Tatum and Brown are two tremendous individual talents, and that ultimately clouds fans’ judgments of them. Although

Tatum and Brown can combine for historic scoring nights as a duo, they are really not a perfect fit. Tatum and Brown are not

a complementary fit because they are essentially the same player. They both are primarily isolation players that need the ball

in their hands at all times, and they never play off of each other.

When you look back at other historic duos that ran the NBA, they were perfect fits, like Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant or

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Tatum and Brown don’t fit perfectly as those other championship duos did.

Unless the Jays find a way to complement each other, they will never win a title.

No. 3 reason why Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown won’t win with the Boston Celtics: They are playoff chokers

The fact that Tatum and Brown have had so many deep playoff runs makes fans fail to realize that in reality, they are playoff

chokers. Very few other superstars or star players have ever had this many playoff choke jobs to start their careers than

Tatum and Brown. The duo has blown countless series ranging from their rookie season in 2018 to this season against the

Miami Heat.

As you start to get deeper into your career, you develop a reputation, and Tatum and Brown have theirs. It’s hard for star

players to escape their playoff reputations, and I wonder if Tatum and Brown have what it takes to do that.

Ultimately, it will be interesting to see if Tatum and Brown get it done in 2024.

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NBA Rumors: ‘Good Chance’ Ex-Celtics Coach Doc Rivers Takes This Job

Doc Rivers apparently will spend time on NBA sidelines in the upcoming season, but not in a coaching role.

There’s a “good chance” Rivers, who was fired by the Philadelphia 76ers in mid-May, will join ESPN’s top NBA broadcast

crew for the 2023-24 campaign, according to The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn. Rivers reportedly will work alongside longtime

play-by-play voice Mike Breen and veteran analyst Doris Burke. ESPN needed to fill a vacancy on the team after laying off

color commentator Jeff Van Gundy last month.

If Rivers does, indeed, put on a headset for the Worldwide Leader, it will mark his first NBA season without a coaching job

since the 1998-99 campaign. The 61-year-old left a TV job with Turner and kicked off his coaching career with the Orlando

Magic in 1999 and proceeded to serve stints with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers and 76ers. Rivers, the 2000 Coach

of the Year, won an NBA championship with the C’s in 2008.

Rivers also might not be the only member of his family with a new basketball gig this season. The longtime coach’s son,

Austin, currently is a free agent and reportedly is drawing interest from the Celtics, whose guard depth took a hit when the

organization traded Marcus Smart last month.