Boston Celtics, options to win the ring in the short term

Losing is never a dish of good taste and even less so when you have had to make such a gigantic effort to reach the NBA Finals 2022but there are reasons for optimism and pride in Boston Celtics. The process refounded with the march of Brad Stevens to the offices and the arrival of Ime Udoka It had an unpromising start, but those from Massachusetts have pulled on that characteristic green pride that marks the history of the franchise and were able to recover from extreme situations. Problems in the locker room, lack of confidence, players performing below their level and permanent boos in the Garden; nadda foreshadowed that they would arrive with ring options until the end.

Tatum and Brown have shown that they are complementary

In the worst moments of the Celtics, the growing buzz of the possibility of getting rid of Brown arose, given the apparent incompatibility between two very similar players. However, the two Jays have shown that they have spent years forging an association called to make history and that, perhaps, they just need a point guard to bring some order. While it is true that Marcus Smart has made a huge qualitative leap this season, he is still not the true playmaker that the team needs. He contributes so much in defense that it is impossible to do without him, due to the feeling of identity that he also has with the franchise, but the constant turnovers at peak moments of the Finals highlight the problem that neither Irving, nor Walker nor Schröeder managed to solve.

Good news for the future

What is clear is that the Celtics are a young team with pieces that have a long way to go in the NBA elite. The team’s two Williamses, Grant and Robert, have shown clear signs of being able to help a lot, while Tatum and Brown are already among the league’s aristocracy but feel like they’ll get even better as time goes on. Other secondary, like Pritchard, are also called to be a fundamental part of a project that will fight for glory for many years. They have to take what happened in these 2022 NBA Finals as a lesson and be aware of the greatness of the Warriors.

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