Television analyst Mark Jackson told the nation what many observers of this Celtics team already knew. During yesterday's win versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jackson commented that Danny Ainge's moves have yielded a team that is tougher, bigger and stronger than last year's crew.
Only four team members returned from the group that went to the Eastern Finals in 2017. Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier and Marcus Smart are the only returnees.
Gone are Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Kelly Olynyk, Tyler Zeller, Jonas Jerebko, Gerald Green and Amir Johnson.