Here's the projected starting lineup and the projected depth chart for the Boston Celtics ahead of the 2023-24 regular season (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
For the first time since the Boston Celtics trotted out Jared Sullinger, Brandon Bass, and Jordan Crawford as starters, the C’s first five will be without Marcus Smart during the 2023-24 season after No. 36’s nine-year tenure in Beantown ended with the trade that brought back Kristaps Porzingis.
Without Smart, the point guard position, as head coach Joe Mazzulla revealed, will be manned by Derrick White.
“Derrick (White) will be our starting point guard and he will be one of our starting guards,” Mazzulla told the media on July 26 (h/t The Athletic’s Jared Weiss).