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Opportunity knocks for young Celtics in Orlando

Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, Dennis Schroder, and Josh Richardson will miss Boston’s third preseason game in Orlando for rest. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford are out too and in the league’s health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID.

On the surface, this may seem like a more legit test for the Summer Celtics in Vegas or a Maine Red Claws alumni game, but with only two preseason games and exactly a week before the start of the regular season in Madison Square Garden, there are still roles and playing time still up in the air.