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Kyrie leading the team from the bench

Unless you've turned off all social channels, you already know that the leader of the Boston Celtics -- superstar point guard Kyrie Irving -- is out for the playoffs. You may even know that Marcus Smart has missed 17+ straight games (although could come back soon); our resident uber-big man from Deutschland Daniel Theis is out with a meniscus tear and Gordon Hayward, well, you all know about that.

So what do a bunch of youngsters -- particularly young gun Jayson Tatum and resident made-of-granite-versatile-defender Semi Ojeleye -- need upon entering their first playoffs?