Does Boston’s trade for Kristaps Porzingis presage the end of an era for the Celtics?

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The Boston Celtics are moving in a different direction under “Mazzulla ball,” the name which has come to represent the 3-point heavy style of play favored by head coach Joe Mazzulla, leading the team to move away from players like Marcus Smart and Grant Williams in favor of more offensively-oriented stars like Kristaps Porzingis.

Is this the beginning of the end of the era of the Jay Team for the Celtics? Has the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) made the expiration date of the Jayson Tatum – Jaylen Brown-led team arrive sooner than it would have arrived under the old CBA?

The host of the “Locked On Celtics” podcast John Karalis recently conducted a mailbag episode while enjoying some offseason downtime, diving into questions like what the shelf life of this era of contention might be.