This signing doesn't change anything. Celtics still lack that bona fide MVP type superstar. I don't see one future HOF player on this team and tell me the last time a team without one made the finals.
They'll be contending for the next years but I don't believe you can win a championship when Horford, Hayward IT4 are your max players.
Accept the reality….bonafide NBA superstars will not take their talents to Boston, MA via free agency. (sorry Gordon)
The Celtics can either get a superstar by trading off all their draft assets and hope the player feels the charm of subzero Boston…while playing with such quality depth as Zeller, Johnson, Jerebko.
Or….the Celtics can use their bounty of draft assets in hopes of drafting the next superstar or two or three and cultivating their talents during successful regular season campaigns and deep playoff runs.
What is the issue?
Great players…like Butler, George, Wall, etc….have accomplished nothing on top heavy teams with garbage depth.
The Celtics are on their way to 60 wins while maintaining a pipeline of potential no team in the NBA can match
What is the issue?
I don't get the "why bother" attitude because a jump-shooting team on the west coast is kicking ass these days. Money issues will weaken GS sooner rather than later. And Cleveland has their own unique set of issues that could bring major changes sooner rather than later as well.
What team is better positioned for the short, middle, and long term?
What is the issue?
Hayward and Tatum just pushed Zeller, Johnson, and Kelly O off the roster. Huge win win for the Green Team. In 2018, a high draft pick should bring a quality big man finally who will fill their last great void….for years.
I just wish I lived in Boston for the next decade. This rebuild will be nothing like Ainge's Big 3 era…an era short on years given the age of the foundation pieces. This new era will have legs…young legs ready to exploit the ancient pieces scattered around the league.
Note: pieces of the future will be on display tonight at 7PM on NBA TV