One of the most popular questions about the 2019-20 Boston Celtics heading into the season is some version of “how will the defense look by swapping out Al Horford for Enes Kanter?” Sometimes, a less nice version of the question is asked more as a statement by saying, “the Celtics defense is going to be terrible with Kanter/without Horford.”
Let’s dive into some numbers!
Under Brad Stevens, Boston has consistently posted anywhere from solid to very good Defensive Ratings:
· 2013-14 – 107.7 – 18th
· 2014-15 – 104.