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Celtics continue to do more than survive as they wait on Jayson Tatum

File photo This was supposed to be a bridge year for the Celtics. A reset of sorts. A season to stay afloat while Jayson Tatum rehabbed a torn Achilles suffered during last year’s playoff run. Instead, Boston just keeps winning. They sit near the top of the East, tracking toward 50 wins at the midway point, despite losing Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Luke Kornet over the past year. That was supposed to be too much to overcome. It hasn’t been. Now comes the obvious question. Not if Tatum wants to return this season, but what that return might look like. “After Tatum’s public workout in Detroit on Monday, the question for Boston isn’t whether Tatum plans to return, but how good he will look when he does,” ESPN’s Tim Bontemps wrote. “Boston’s push to second in the East and a 50-win pace at the halfway mark of the season is proof that the Celtics will believe they can make it back to the Finals this season, even with Tatum sitting out most of the season. “But if he can return at even 75 percent of his usual caliber, Boston probably would enter the postseason as the East’s favorites.” That says everything. The Celtics already know they can win without him. They have proven it. A functional version of Tatum does not just raise the ceiling. It may change the entire postseason picture. The post Celtics continue to do more than survive as they wait on Jayson Tatum appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Jimmy Butler injury forces Warriors into uncomfortable decisions

File photo The Warriors know one thing for sure: Jimmy Butler is done for the season. Everything else is up in the air. That includes what comes next. Golden State is staring down the February 5 trade deadline without a clear roadmap, and the clock is no longer theoretical. It is real. And it is loud. “Every level of the organization was reeling in the aftermath of Butler’s ACL tear,” ESPN’s Anthony Slater wrote. “Only beginning to come to grips with the seismic short and long term ramifications. The timing of it provides an opportunity. The front office has two weeks to assess the best path forward before the trade deadline.” Opportunity, yes. Clarity, no. Slater laid out the questions facing the franchise. Should the Warriors push chips in or pull back. Which picks are actually movable. And perhaps most importantly, does this injury change how the team views Jonathan Kuminga, whose future was already unsettled. “Considering Butler’s outsized importance,” Slater wrote, “it’s hard to envision any that lead them back to even fringe contention.” That reality showed up fast. Golden State was blown out at home by Toronto in its first game after the Butler news, the kind of performance that invites hard conversations. The Warriors do not have much time to find answers. They have two weeks. And decisions are coming whether they are ready or not. The post Jimmy Butler injury forces Warriors into uncomfortable decisions appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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