The Boston Celtics have made some wild moves this offseason, and it might lead to a rough season.
Over the past couple of months, the Celtics have steadily torn down their championship core. With Brad Stevens running the show, he has made some of the biggest moves of the offseason to help the Celtics gain some more financial flexibility after the team was in danger of hitting the second apron.
With most of the offseason moves already taken care of, the Celtics don’t have much more they can do before the start of next season. With Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis among the players who are on new teams, the Celtics could take a step back next season, especially with Jayson Tatum set to miss the entire season.
While Boston’s sights are still set on the playoffs, NBA.com’s John Schuhmann projects a much darker year for the Celtics. In his power ranking of teams in the East, Schuhmann placed the Celtics at No. 12, ahead of only the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets. In other words, the Celtics are in company with the worst in basketball.
While Boston might not be able to contend for a title next season, projecting it as a team that might miss the postseason entirely is a bit shocking, but it certainly has some legs. With the middle of the East getting better and the Celtics having a massive dropoff in talent, the possibility of them missing the play-in is legitimate, and they might have their worst season in over a decade.
