Boston Celtics: 3 next steps Cs can take this offseason

Boston Celtics next offseason plan #3: Lock Romeo Langford down long-term

Romeo Langford isn’t due for an extension for another year, but perhaps Brad Stevens could lock him up long-term as a chess move betting on massive improvement.

Langford and injuries have always been synonymous, with his 2020 bubble postseason ending before it even started with a loss in the seeding games. Even at Indiana University and in high school, Langford has been plagued with ailments.

That said, when he’s on the court, he flashes the kind of potential that makes it possible to envision a role on the team. He covers the floor well on both ends of the floor and is a blur in transition. His brand of basketball could help the Cs big time moving forward.

That’s why Stevens handed him a starting role in the postseason after Jaylen Brown went down. Langford can be the next long-term piece to be locked up, but unlike Williams, and even more unlike Smart, he won’t get anything close to a major payday.

Locking him up for anything between $8-10 million over three to four years would have to be seen as a victory.