I made the case that the Celtics need to pick a lane. Let’s talk about that.
I’ve got to admit, I’m not entirely sure where I stand on this. The hard part is obviously in the details, but let’s start by sketching out some big picture directions that this team could go.
Stay the course
On paper there’s still a great core here. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are the stars. Marcus Smart and Rob Williams are the support pieces at guard and center. If a couple of the young players develop into meaningful contributors you can keep moving pieces around to build around this core.