There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
While a frequent complaint about the NBA on-court product is homogenous styles of play, roster construction in the league is anything but. Front offices and executives try several different ways to build their ideal team. From positional differences to skill overlap, free agency to the draft, there is real joy to be found in seeing a front office not only acquire superstar talent, but figure out exactly how to maximize the group around them.
Over the last five years, the hard part of the equation was completed for the Boston Celtics.