​The Boston Celtics are in a weird place heading into the 2026-27 NBA regular season. Or at least that is the point of view of the folks behind the “Also Rusty Buckets” YouTube channel, who put together a clip taking a deep dive into this new iteration of the storied ball club without star forward Jaylen Brown for the first time in a decade.Is a version of the team that finished second in the NBA’s Eastern Conference standings with Jayson Tatum in place of Brown plus the additions of Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, and Mike Conley on the roster going to be better or worse? How will the availability of Tatum, George, Robinson, and Conley impact their ceiling? And how will they play in the postseason?Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about why the Celtics are not in the sort of place we are used to as we start another NBA campaign.Listen to “Havlicek Stole the Pod” on:Blue Wire: https://tiny.ee/CdKpiTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: The Boston Celtics are in a weird place heading into the 2026-27 NBA regular season