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Teams are too afraid to play real lineups against the Celtics and it's annoying

It's been tough to learn anything about this Boston Celtics team so far in the preseason because they haven't gotten to play real competition.

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Javon Small, Jaylen Wells, Cedric Coward, Santi Aldama, Lawson Lovering, Jamal Shead, Gradey Dick, Ochai Agbaji, Collin Murray-Boyles, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Craig Porter Jr., Tyrese Proctor, Dean Wade, Larry Nance Jr., and Jaylon Tyson.

Those are the 15 players who have gotten starting nods against the Boston Celtics through three preseason games. Just two of them, Wells and Aldama, project to be regular-season starters, according to ESPN’s depth charts.