Boston Celtics general manager Brad Stevens says it is "unlikely" that Al Horford will return to Boston next season.

While they have also considered more aggressive cost-cutting moves, which would position them to avoid the luxury tax next season, according to league sources, Stevens suggested he will only opt for such a strategy if he can do so without trading away significant draft capital.

The Boston Celtics are reportedly searching for trade partners to move their recently acquired guard before next season

Jayson Tatum's injury has also forced the Celtics to reassess their future. Thankfully, the team has been able to hold onto Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Those two players will stick around as the main core of the roster around Tatum when he returns from the torn Achilles that he suffered during the second round of the NBA Playoffs.