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After the summer the Boston Celtics have had, Jayson Tatum isn’t surprised they’re entering this season with a spotlight fixed on them.

 

“People expect us to get to the championship and win,” Tatum said Monday. “And if we don’t, we didn’t necessarily meet expectations.”

 

That’s because during an offseason full of movement around the NBA, the Celtics were among the league’s busiest teams.

 

In June, they parted ways with defensive stalwart and emotional leader Marcus Smart in a three-team deal that netted them big man Kristaps Porzingis.

 

The following month, All-Star Jaylen Brown received the richest contract in NBA history when he signed a five-year supermax extension.

 

Then, Sunday on the eve of training camp Boston made another blockbuster move. This time trading reigning Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon and rim protector Robert Williams III to Portland in exchange for five-time all-defensive selection Jrue Holiday.

It has rocked the foundation of a club that missed out on a second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals last season by one game. Even if a lot has changed in Boston over the last two months, one thing is still true: Tatum will ultimately determine how far the Celtics can go.

 

The four-time All-Star claims he is prepared and eager to take on this responsibility.

 

Is there any pressure? Yes, Tatum said. Every year, a small number of clubs have a serious chance to win the championship. And that mixture includes us. That is our desired outcome. And that’s the direction we ought to go.

 

Tatum, the second-longest player to have played for the Celtics, will begin his seventh season as a member of the All-NBA team three times.

And as much as additions like Holiday and Porzingis were executed to bolster the franchise in the long term, it will also immediately lift the leadership responsibilities for Tatum higher than ever.

 

Though Tatum has received criticism in the past for not being a vocal star, he says it won’t be a new hat for him to wear.

 

“My voice and my presence is felt. During the games, huddle, locker room, practice, film – I speak up,” Tatum said. “Everybody may not see it. It may not be the loudest. But I speak my mind. I listen to guys and guys listen to me.