The Latest Breaking News from Jayson Tatum

The Finals loss on the parquet floor still stings. The trade rumors may linger. And a controversy that forced a coaching change hangs over the franchise. But, after a long offseason, the Celtics, with a stacked roster and loads of motivation, are focused on moving forward and bringing another title…

Jayson Tatum pumped up the crowd before shooting some hoops on stage at a recent Jack Harlow concert.

KD. Steph. Giannis. LeBron. Our countdown concludes with the game’s biggest stars.

Very much easier to talk about than to do, by all early accounts, this iteration of the Celtics is laser-focused on pulling it off.

Was the absence of votes for Jayson Tatum in the Most Valuable Player candidate projections a snub -- or apropos?

PHILADELPHIA — Some guys just pop. They demand your attention. Even a casual observer can pick them out. A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a gym and all of them say to each other: Who’s that guy?

Smart and Tatum have evidently been helping the Alabama guard with his transition to the NBA.

The results, written up by the NBA's John Schuhmann, were created from a total of 50 questions sent to GMs around the league.

No Ime Udoka, Robert Williams III, Danilo Gallinari, Or Luke Kornet? No problem for Boston, evidently.