Over the last couple of years, the Celtics bench depth has taken on a Goldilocks theme. Back in 2018-19, there was a surplus of quality veterans. So much so that they were getting in each other’s way. Fast forward a season later and the bench resembled a daycare run by Enes Kanter. My hope for this offseason is that Danny Ainge can build a bench that is not too deep, not too young, but just right. So when the bears of the playoffs come home, the bench will have more to offer than porridge.
The team two years ago was so crowded that Jaylen Brown had to accept a bench role to kinda-sorta keep things steady.