The Boston Celtics have prospective issues that may not turn out to be substantial ones as the schedule progresses. Off the bat, the Cs are dealing with depth chart issues in the frontcourt, but that figures to be corrected by midseason when Robert Williams III returns. More problems can also pop up, but by and …
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In his latest piece for Bleacher Report titled ‘Last-Minute NBA Rookie Scale Extension Predictions,’ Eric Pincus provides pretty promising news for those that love the Boston Celtics core just the way it is. In it — while assessing all the first-round picks from the 2019 NBA draft who are eligible for rookie-scale extensions — Pincus …
The Boston Celtics, in trading center Daniel Theis, guard/forward Aaron Nesmith, forwards Malik Fitts and Juwan Morgan, guard Nik Stauskas, and a 2023 first-round draft choice for Malcolm Brogdon, overloaded a position that already served as a strength in Beantown. Boston’s guard rotation already benefitted from the presence of reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year …
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