The Celtics’ season is over, but director of basketball operations Danny Ainge, coach Brad Stevens, and several players are already looking ahead to next year, just as fans are eagerly awaiting the start of a new season in October because it holds such promise.
“Obviously those expectations are there, but when you play for the Boston Celtics, you’re always thinking winning a championship,’’ Al Horford said of next season. “That’s why I came here — to be in the position to play in those types of games like [Game 7 vs. Cleveland]. Kyrie [Irving] and Gordon [Hayward] know that, and it’s something we’re all looking forward to.