No worries about the Celtics’ hiccup in Chicago Monday night, their first loss in four games. If their issues in that loss — rebounding and shot selection, mostly — become recurring problems and interim coach Joe Mazzulla isn’t making the proper repairs, then we’ll talk.
But I’m not sweating it. This is the deepest roster in the league, top to bottom, and there’s so much understandable anticipation about what they might be capable of achieving that nights without a game actually feel like a letdown.
So for the fun of it, and because I really just wanted to write a quasi-preview of this team before it accelerates too deep into the season, here’s a status report on each of the players that make up this genuine championship contender .