Danny Ainge made attempts to recover from another difficult offseason where the Celtics lost a key contributor in Gordon Hayward and entered the season with a roster exception to replace him. The team eventually added Evan Fournier, a good fit whose entrance got derailed by COVID, then replaced a struggling Moe Wagner with Jabari Parker in hope of a resurgence.
Those moves may pay dividends next year, but neither came close to saving the Celtics this season and in some ways exacerbated the groups demise once Robert Williams III ran into injuries following Daniel Theis’ departure.