The Boston Celtics are running it back. In fact, they may just be running it back harder than any team in the last 20 years.
With the singing of Sam Hauser to a four-year, $45 million contract extension on Sunday, the Celtics have now guaranteed that their entire championship top-nine will be returning for at least next year. And as far as I can tell, that’s the first time in at least the last twenty years that has happened. I couldn’t even find a championship top-eight staying intact, let alone a top-nine.
That is pretty much unprecedented, and it’s worth wondering if that’s actually a good idea.