Boston Celtics
Which young player will help Celtics the most during 2020-21 season?
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Tuesday that, despite being without Kemba Walker at the start of the year, the team has no immediate plans to add veteran depth to the roster.
Ainge said the Celtics plan to see what they’ve got among the gaggle of young bodies at the end of the bench with hopes that more consistent playing time could allow some of those guys to flourish.
"This is an opportunity league, and there’s nothing I like more than when guys who don’t get a chance to play get a chance to step up and play,” said Ainge.
So which “young” players — and we’ll obviously remove Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart from this conversation -- are most likely to earn a bigger role this season?
Let’s rank the field.
Ainge said the Celtics plan to see what they’ve got among the gaggle of young bodies at the end of the bench with hopes that more consistent playing time could allow some of those guys to flourish.
"This is an opportunity league, and there’s nothing I like more than when guys who don’t get a chance to play get a chance to step up and play,” said Ainge.
So which “young” players — and we’ll obviously remove Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart from this conversation -- are most likely to earn a bigger role this season?
Let’s rank the field.
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Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Tuesday that, despite being without Kemba Walker at the start of the year, the team has no immediate plans to add veteran depth to the roster.
Ainge said the Celtics plan to see what they’ve got among the gaggle of young bodies at the end of the bench with hopes that more consistent playing time could allow some of those guys to flourish.
"This is an opportunity league, and there’s nothing I like more than when guys who don’t get a chance to play get a chance to step up and play,” said Ainge.
So which “young” players — and we’ll obviously remove Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart from this conversation -- are most likely to earn a bigger role this season?
Let’s rank the field.
Ainge said the Celtics plan to see what they’ve got among the gaggle of young bodies at the end of the bench with hopes that more consistent playing time could allow some of those guys to flourish.
"This is an opportunity league, and there’s nothing I like more than when guys who don’t get a chance to play get a chance to step up and play,” said Ainge.
So which “young” players — and we’ll obviously remove Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart from this conversation -- are most likely to earn a bigger role this season?
Let’s rank the field.