With the Boston Celtics flaming out of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals in the fashion they did — going down 0-3 and looking like a group in need of disbandment before forcing a Game 7 and once again proving that thesis correct under the brightest of lights — has pundits everywhere looking to break up the team’s core.
The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor believes that one of Marcus Smart, Derrick White, or Malcolm Brogdon is likely to be moved to address other issues on the roster — or in one case, switching out a higher salary for another.