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The Boston Celtics could bring the traditional lineup structure back to the NBA by acquiring any of these true power forwards.
Jayson Tatum is a traditional small forward, but he’s been playing the 4 interchangeably the last two seasons for the Boston Celtics–first alongside Marcus Morris and then Gordon Hayward after Morris left.
And Hayward is the one who got the $120 million payday this offseason.
Anyway…the point is that Brad Stevens has leaned into small-ball in the modern era of the association. It has gotten him far, but admittedly it hasn’t gotten them far enough.