Heading into the 2018-19 NBA season the Boston Celtics were being talked about as the team in the Eastern Conference and a legitimate contender to knock off the Golden State Warriors, and it wasn’t hard to see why.
Brad Stevens had everything needed to make a run at the Warriors. A superstar who was capable of dropping 30 points and dishing out 10 assists on any given night. A tough and battle-tested big man. A sidekick scorer and playmaker in second year wing Jayson Tatum. Defensive role players in Aron Baynes, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart.