BOSTON, MA - MARCH 04: Kemba Walker #8 of the Boston Celtics (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
While they didn’t have nearly as disappointing a season as the Toronto Raptors, the Boston Celtics made some serious structural changes after their rough 2020-21. The conference’s No. 7 seed, Boston decided to promote Brad Stevens to a front-office role at the expense of Danny Ainge after Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker were swept by the Brooklyn Nets.
Walker has been the subject of the fanbase’s anger for two years, as he hasn’t been as productive as Kyrie Irving, who Walker signed a $141 million, four-year deal to replace.