Should the Boston Celtics keep their roster together and run it back for the 2023-24 NBA season, or should they make substantial changes before the heavy costs imposed by the league’s new collective bargaining agreement weigh on the franchise?
According to The Athletic’s Zach Harper, even though there were things Boston might have done differently, Harper is “not sure anything would’ve saved the season, especially after Jayson Tatum turned his ankle early in Game 7. Harper also reminds us that it is key “to remember (Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is) a rookie coach thrust into a tough situation at the season’s start with a team shouldering massive expectations.
“That team struggled but rallied against one of the best coaches of all time,” notes the Athletic analyst.
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Harper entreats us to avoid forgetting this is the best team Boston has assembled “since winning the 2008 title. The Celtics will be a tax team but have no reason to make any rash decisions.”
“Boston contends for the East every year despite the conference becoming crowded. Keep it together and run it back.”
And given all the context noted above, there is a very good case to do just that.
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