Bill Simmons is a long-time, well-respected NBA analyst, and he had some very interesting points about the Celtics as currently constructed, in addition to the team's impending minutes-crunch. He also voiced his view on a pairing of two players he sees as the core of a future Boston super-team.

In reference to any Celtics trade for Jimmy Butler, the consensus among most NBA analysts is that if Danny Ainge truly wanted Butler on his team, he would have already moved on him.