Can star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown become a top ten player in the NBA in Jayson Tatum's absence? If so, what would that look like in practice? The Georgia native has an opportunity to helm the Celtics as its focal point while his injured teammate recovers from a torn Achilles tendon next season -- could Brown realistically make the leap into one of the top stars in the league?

While the Celtics enter a transformational offseason, that doesn't necessarily mean selling off their core pieces.

Ahead of the offseason, Brown is dealing with a knee injury that bothered him in the playoffs. He was playing through a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. Brown spoke out about the injury and his consideration for offseason surgery.