Heading into the 2018 campaign, with a healthy Kyrie Irving running the show at point guard, the Boston Celtics were penciled in as one of the favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. Their overall talent seemed, on paper, likely to be too much for opposing defenses to face off against.
However, fast forward a year later and we see a team coming off of an upsetting second round exit to the Milwaukee Bucks and with two of their franchise cornerstones off the roster heading into 2019.
Though the team lost both Irving and Al Horford this offseason via free agency, Boston managed to soften the overall blow by nabbing one of the league’s best point guards, Kemba Walker.