Tatum s Achilles tendon ruptures and tears farewell to the arena! The Celtics dream of defending their title is shattered, and the team will be dismantled this summer becomes the only choice

Celtics 1:3 behind the Knicks, and the defending champion's playoff journey is basically over. What's even more heartbreaking is that the news of Tatum's Achilles tendon rupture came - he cried bitterly in the wheelchair, and the hearts of Boston fans were also broken.

1:3 trail + Tatum seriously injured: The Celtics' "Big Five" myth, just broke the

four-game series, the Celtics opened the gap early in each game, but in the end they were reversed by the Knicks with 20 points in their own home games, and G4 was easily defeated in New York again. The Knicks won 0 against the Celtics in the regular season, but the Celtics were as fragile as a piece of paper in the playoffs.

The most fatal thing is Tatum's injury - the ruptured Achilles tendon, which is expected to be recovered from 9-12 months, and will be basically reimbursed next season. Medical experts say that this injury is the same as Durant and Clay back then, and the condition after recovery is hard to say. The 27-year-old Tatum just signed a 5-year, 313 million super maximum salary, which was in his peak period. With this injury, the Celtics' hope of winning the championship was directly "halved".

500 million salary is over: The Celtics will destroy the team this summer, and the "Big Five" disbandment is a foregone conclusion. Tatum is injured. The Celtics' problems may have just begun - the salary will explode next season.

Brown 53.14 million, Tatum 54.13 million (the injury must be paid), Holiday 32.4 million, Polygon 30.73 million (contract year), White 28.1 million... These five people alone are 208 million, and with other players, the total salary is 224 million. Including luxury tax, the total expenditure is definitely more than 460 million, exceeding the second rich line (208 million). The middle class cannot use it, so one transaction can only be exchanged. If you fill in the list of 15 people, the total expenditure will directly exceed 500 million.

The new boss spent 6 billion to buy a team, and the money was all accumulated, so how could he withstand the 500 million yuan expenditure? The only way is to destroy the team.

Borghen, Holiday first: The Celtics "sweep the burden" has become the top priority

The first one to be hit is

- In the contract year, he only played 42 games in the regular season, and averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game in the playoffs, which was tasteless. The Celtics may give him "for free" him, as long as he doesn't earn a big contract and reduces the pressure on luxury taxes.

Holiday is even more embarrassed: 3 years of 100 million contracts, averaging 11 points per game in the regular season, 10 points per game in the playoffs, and the defense is still online, but the offense is down too fast. If you don’t trade now, the value will only be lower in the future. The Celtics must take advantage of his transaction value and send it away quickly.

Double-Taiwan flowers become "hot potatoes": Brown may be put on the shelves

After dismantling Posses and Holidays, the Celtics will still be difficult next summer - in the 26-27 season, Brown + Tatum's salary exceeded 116 million, White's 30 million, and the lineup is still crowded. More importantly, is the Double Tanhua really a "super giant"?

Brown won the Eastern Conference Finals + Finals MVP last season, but his ceiling was overestimated - offense relies on singles, lacking stable organization and key ball skills. Tatum is more comprehensive, but his condition is unknown after his serious injury this time. Instead of guarding two "quasi-super giants", the Celtics are better to trade Brown to replace it with a real superstar and rebuild the team.

The root of the problem: The general manager is short-sighted, super top salary "Mine"

The Celtics' dilemma today has long been foreshadowed. General Manager Stevens built the Big Five that year, only looked at the current championship competition and did not consider salary pressure. Brown has 306 million in 5 years (later shrunk to 289 million), and Tatum has 313 million in 5 years, and two super top salaries have directly locked the future. It was luck to win the championship last season, but after the salary cap shrank, the Celtics were destined to pay for "short sight".

The collapse of the Celtics in this round of series is not only a loss, but also a microcosm of the "super top-salary era" - the team has become superstars in order to compete for the championship, but the future is crushed by salary. Tatum's tears are not only unwilling to accept injuries, but also confusion about the future of the Celtics.

The Celtics this summer are destined to undergo a "big reshuffle". It is easy to demolish the team, but it is difficult to rebuild - Do you want to stay in the team for the Double Tanhua? Where is the new core? These questions may take years to find the answer. But at least one thing is certain: the once myth of many giants is really about to turn over.