Front court depth has to be an offseason priority for the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are finally at a point where you can tell they have the kind of talent that is needed to win a championship. That being said, more goes into a championship than top end talent. With Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward being joined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics no longer have to worry about blockbuster trades and top tier free agents.
Instead, they need to think about the rest of the roster, and making sure they round out their depth and secondary players in a way that can give them yet another edge. Right now, the Celtics are all about their guards and their wings.
The bonus is that they have wings that can also play into their front court. Of course, that will not be enough. The Celtics still need to have answers with their interior, and that is going to come with the front court depth.
The Celtics have no worries what so ever with Al Horford, but after that it can be a mess. The Celtics need to figure out if they want to keep on going with more one dimensional players like Aron Baynes and Marcus Morris.
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Keep in mind, they have a trio of young versatile bigs in Daniel Theis, Semi Ojeleye and Guerschon Yabusele. Unfortunately, they cannot know if any of these players are truly ready to be secondary pieces on a championship contending team. Theis was the only one you felt really earned a long term spot, but these players still fill the mold of what the Celtics want in their front court.
At this point, it is hard to trust what the Celtics have, and their inconsistent rebounding and weak interior play make it a real problem a priority for this off season. Most importantly, is that the Celtics need to figure out exactly what they want in those positions.
The Celtics need to know how far they are going to push their versatility, and whether or not they have any use for an offensive liability like Baynes, or a strictly scoring specialist in Morris. Both of them did great this season, but it feels like the Celtics might want something different and more dynamic in those positions.
With the top end talent they have, the Celtics are in a great position to focus this offseason on getting exactly what thy want from the secondary positions. They do not want to just be picking and plugging players like they have in the past.
The Celtics are in a position to find the exact kind of players they need to compliment what they know they have. The Celtics have a good idea of what they want to do with their starting unit and top end talent, and from that they will be able to figure out what is best for the backup front court.
The Celtics have a lot of young and versatile pieces that everyone should be excited about, but they will not be a complete team if they do not bring the necessary front court depth, the kind of depth that will work with everything else the Celtics want to do.
This is going to be the first time Brad Stevens has a roster that is not being completely flipped, and that puts him in a much better position to know exactly what they need front these secondary front court positions.
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It is easier said than done getting the right pieces, but with an entire offseason to focus on making these additions, the Celtics should be able to find the pieces that they need the most.