Heading into the 2021-22 season, the Boston Celtics had a single starting-caliber point guard on the roster, Marcus Smart, and it was set to be his first full-time season. Dennis Schroder and Payton Pritchard rounded out the position on the bench, but it was clear Boston needed more help. Over the next year, they added two more high-level point guards to the mix, creating a three-headed monster of Smart, Derrick White, and Malcolm Brogdon.
In the Celtics’ full season with White and Brogdon in tow, they fell short of their ultimate goal, losing to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.