With the signing of Marcus Smart, the Celtics 15-man roster is full and complete - for now. As a died-in-the-wool cynic, my favorite phrases are "for now", "we'll see" and "so far".
My phrases may also be in Danny Ainge's repertoire. With salary-cap restrictions and the player-demand for max salaries, an NBA exec needs to choose his superstars carefully at contract time. So how does this effect the Boston Celtics.
Lesson #1 in this dilemma is: When you have a young player that seems a sure-fire superstar, sign him to a max deal at contract time.