The changes taking place in the Boston Celtics’ basketball departments may be more profound than you think.
Yes, Ime Udoka is gone for the year and is replaced with former assistant Joe Mazzulla. But gone too are many Celtics big men for various reasons. Daniel Theis was traded and not replaced with a veteran big. The closest to his position was Danilo Gallinari, who is out likely for the year with a torn ACL. Robert Williams is out for the start of the season due to injury.
The Celtics simply cannot play big in the ways they did last year.