In years past, as Celtics seasons came to a disappointing close, chatter and rumors inevitably swirled about the direction and future of the team.
Can Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown play together? Yes.
Is Marcus Smart an elite starting point guard? Yes.
Can this core contend? Yes.
You had to have an opinion on all three or you couldn’t fit in at the family barbecue.
This offseason, those questions should (hopefully) be in the past. The Celtics have everything they need, outside of perhaps a bench scorer or two, and less is more as they try to take that one final step.