Celtics Named in Major NBA Trade Report on Tuesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It is common knowledge by now that the Boston Celtics' plans this offseason are to get under the NBA's second tax apron, which means they'll try to make a few trades to save money.

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

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?