Boston Celtics: 3 obstacles to Tacko Fall making the roster

There’s plenty of questions regarding the future of the Boston Celtics and the league in general. A pressing one once the season is finished–or declared over–is whether or not Tacko Fall will be back.

Uncertainty is the word best associated with this two-month period that just transpired since the NBA’s season suspension. Just what exactly the Boston Celtics will look like in terms of roster makeup the next time they take the court–especially when fans will be back in attendance–is at the forefront of the Houdini’s mind at all times.

As there always is, changes will occur whenever the off-season begins. Just how much change will see the C’s we have grown comfortable with over the past year leave for less green pastures? In a post-pandemic world, are teams going to make the kind of full-scale changes the past couple of NBA off-seasons have bared witness to?

More pertinently, what happens around the fringes? Players that barely held onto a spot could feel the financial crunch of a shrunken cap. Will teams be willing to spend money on players that have a professional learning curve?

That is what leads us to Tacko Fall. After the Senegalese super-giant was signed to an Exhibit-10 contract last off-season, he forced Danny Ainge‘s hand in the preseason with limited but dominant minutes and roaring crowd reactions. He’s also played well in the G-League on a two-way deal and has given the C’s legitimate roster questions.

Plus it’s Tuesday! Oh wait, it isn’t? Well days are now an arbitrary construct in whatever reality it is we’re existing in.

Anyway, here are the biggest obstacles Fall is facing to returning to Boston: