Because of the success of Cooper Flagg, it's been a popular approach in the past few months to put together an all-time Duke Blue Devils men's basketball roster. ESPN's Myron Medcalf took the latest shot at it, and it's certainly quite the dream team.

J aylen Brown has played second fiddle to Jayson Tatum ever since the latter entered the league in the 2017-18 season. Even when Brown won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Finals MVP in 2024, he was widely considered Tatum's sidekick, not the lead dog on the Boston Celtics.

I just was told that they're communicating and Tatum is recruiting. I mean, Tatum is the face of the franchise. So, yeah, you're told he's recruiting. I don't know if they're like FaceTiming every day or they're on Snapchat and sharing videos and you know,

Ella Mai may be best known for her breakout hit “Boo’d Up,” but over the past few years, she’s also gained attention for her rumored relationship with Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. The NBA superstar and Grammy-winning R&B singer have spent years dodging public scrutiny about their relationship.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg electrified at Summer League while displaying flashes of Jayson Tatum's game.

All the Celtics can hope for is that Tatum responds to this injury just like he has to other adversities throughout his life. When many questioned if he was good enough to be a top option on the championship team, he turned around and won it all. When Tatum was asked to improve his game in other ways, he did just that.

Jefferson’s final point, that the US won’t have a dominant big man by then, as Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis age out, is well-taken. Evan Mobley and Bam Adebayo are All-Star-caliber players, but will they be able to stop Wemby or Nikola Jokic from going wild? That could be the key that decides it all.