Jayson Tatum Issues Message On One-Year Anniversary Of Celtics Finals Win

The Boston Celtics’ 2024-25 season came to a crushing end, as they were eliminated by the New York Knicks in six games in their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

Making matters even worse, superstar forward Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles during their Game 4 loss in this series.

The situation the Celtics find themselves in currently is quite different from where they were just a year ago. On June 17, 2024, Boston took down the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals, giving the franchise its first championship since 2008.

Now, there are a lot of question marks surrounding the C’s. Tatum is expected to miss most, if not all, of the upcoming 2025-26 season, and with the front office looking to avoid the dreaded second apron of the NBA’s new salary cap, several players could be on the move in the coming weeks.

The one thing that everyone knows is that Tatum will be staying in town, and he will be working hard on rehabbing his Achilles injury. On Tuesday, which was the one-year anniversary of Boston’s championship victory, Tatum shared a strong message on Instagram.

“Flowers die and diamonds don’t. We’ll be back,” Tatum said alongside a photo of him and Jrue Holiday celebrating on the court together late in their Game 5 clincher against the Mavericks.

Tatum was spectacular again during the 2024-25 campaign, averaging 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and six assists per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. His strong play earned him his sixth-straight All-Star selection and fourth-straight First Team All-NBA honor.

With their best player set to miss an extended period of time, though, Boston’s roster could undergo some serious changes this offseason. Pretty much every player besides Tatum has seen their name pop up in trade rumors, which indicates the front office is open for business.

With the 2025 NBA Draft quickly approaching, we could soon begin to see what avenue Brad Stevens and company plan to guide this team down during the offseason. For now, though, Tatum and the rest of Celtics Nation are reminiscing about how good things were just one year ago.