Head coach Ime Udoka began the preseason bringing Al Horford off the bench and starting Juancho Hernángomez, a move he urged not to read too much in to. Since then, Hernángomez hasn’t factored into the Celtics’ rotation, Horford returned to the starting lineup alongside Robert Williams III and Boston’s rotation hasn’t changed when fully healthy.
With Al Horford, Grant Williams, Jabari Parker, and Juancho Hernangomez in the league’s COVID protocol for an undetermined amount of time, the Celtics have a chance to shake things up at least in this back-to-back against the Warriors and Knicks.