Boston.com · Jun 11, 2018
7 questions affecting the Celtics that will be answered this offseason
Brad Stevens chats with Danny Ainge during practice.COMMENTARY
The Celtics are primed to make a run at the 2019 NBA championship.
“This team is going to be the Golden State of the East,” NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady recently said on ESPN’s “The Jump.” “They’re so deep. Even if they lose Marcus Smart, like, I’m trying to figure out their lineup for next year because either [Jayson] Tatum or [Jaylen] Brown is going to go to the bench.”
McGrady’s assessment isn’t necessarily true. The Celtics could stick with the starting lineup from their regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers: Brown, Tatum, Gordon Hayward, Kyrie Irving, and Al Horford.