Three players who will lead Celtics defensively

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BOSTON – When the Boston Celtics gather in a couple weeks to start training camp, the list of areas in need of improvement is lengthy.

It would be foolish to believe that the Celtics or any other team for that matter, will shore up those areas of concern on Day one or even by Day 21.

The process for progress can be a long and at times frustrating one.

And as much as they need more talent, the Celtics also need to establish an identity for who they are and how they want to play in order to be successful.

Looking at the additions they made during the offseason along with the core guys who are back, it appears this group has its mind set on being a strong defensive club.

But in doing that, someone has to emerge as the face of that defense which allowed opponents to shoot 43.9 percent from the field last season which was the second-worst mark in the league.

Boston’s defensive rating of 111.8 last season was bad as well, ranking No. 26 out of the 30 NBA teams.

So who will be the face of this team defensively?

Here we take a look at the three most likely players to assume that role this season.

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