Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens, and head coach Joe Mazzulla were on the same page after a disappointing Game 7 loss in the Eastern Conference Finals: they weren’t going to run it back without making some sort of roster upgrade.
“We agreed not to bring back the exact same team again, but to be open to changing the mix and bringing in additional talent,” Grousbeck told the Boston Globe. “And the result of that so far this offseason has been Kristaps Porzingis coming in and really adding hopefully a lot to our lineup.