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Analyst asks if Jayson Tatum can lead Celtics this season

Yahoo Sports reports an NBA analyst is asking whether Tatum, now officially the Celtics' leader, will sink or swim; the season hasn't started yet.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Gloria Vance on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:46 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “NBA Analyst Questions Whether Jayson Tatum Can Lead Celtics to Success This Season”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:46 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Celtics, Jayson Tatum, NBA.
BBN covered this story before: Celtics fallout, a seafood recall and Ken Friar dies at 92 (October 13).

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Yahoo SportsNBA Analyst Questions Whether Jayson Tatum Can Lead Celtics to Success This Season

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is his team now, officially. I have watched leaders inherit worse than a basketball roster.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm calling it a medium rare. Hot, but not surface of the sun, because no games have been lost yet.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's one analyst and one question.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne question is how most coups start.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt cools down when the team wins, and it gets hot when it doesn't. That's the whole formula, folks.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChat, here is a fan question: is a leadership label a promotion or a warning?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI was escorted out for a rope once, so I have opinions.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA warning. Four seasons on the bench taught me that, Gloria.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd did the bench ever lead?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt led me to this chair, and it's warm in here.