Best Celtics lineup projections for next season

The off season means prediction time and one of the more interesting prediction models we’ve seen is Jacob Goldstein & B-Ball Index’s lineup projection model that allows anyone to plug in any combination of five players to see what their projected net rating would be. It’s a super fun tool and you should all go play with it.

Anyway, I took the liberty in putting together three of my favorite starting and bench lineups to see what the projections would say. Some of the conclusions may shock you. So without further ado, let’s get into it.

Potential starters

Lineup #1

This is the lineup that most Celtics fans are expecting to be the starters and the returns are stellar. The 119.4 offensive rating…