Boston’s grip on the second seed in the East is slipping away. That’s the narrative currently circling social media. The team that many had written off as less talented and too young to contend for a championship even before the opening tip now stands trial among fans for perceived underachievement. How dare they lose games!
Danny Ainge has overseen one of the most meticulous rebuilding jobs in recent memory. Granted, the Brooklyn haul expedited this, but Ainge was the guy responsible for that trade and subsequently, making the picks that became franchise cornerstones Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart.