Boston Celtics: 6 NBA bubble breakouts worth monitoring

Here are some NBA bubble breakouts for the Boston Celtics to monitor

The Lake Buena Vista bubble is in full swing, and the Boston Celtics have had encouraging results so far during the NBA season restart. While they have split their first two regular-season contests, the true takeaway from these games is to see if they are playoff ready.

As it stands, the Toronto Raptors are all but locked into the No. 2 seed after downing two tough opponents in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat. Boston needs to stave off Miami for the No. 3 seed, and tonight’s game between the two could be a definitive step forward towards playoff seeding certainty.

While we watch the rest of the conference sort itself out, as well as the Western Conference, there could be other motives for watching the rest of the seeding slate. Some players are shining on teams that they might not be on next season.

The Boston Celtics — in their state of perpetual asset-hoarding — could likely vault themselves into most trade talk scenarios for players who could be moved. So far, the bubble has seen a motley crew of players that have far exceeded expectations and put themselves on the map. Naturally, some would fit really well on the C’s.

Here are six such players that Celtics fans should monitor for the rest of the seeding slate: