The Celtics appear to be one of the deeper teams in basketball, bringing in starting-caliber veterans like Dennis Schröder, Josh Richardson, and Al Horford with the second unit for the preseason opener. Romeo Langford and Enes Kanter were the 12th and 13th men off the bench and didn’t even reach the floor until minutes into the fourth quarter.
Ime Udoka faces a monumental task: to rebuild the culture and bridge personalities across the Celtics locker room. Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum stand out as shoo-in starters — the pillars of the team.