Boston Celtics: 3 not so obvious Cs who could make or break season

Boston Celtics player No. 2) Al Horford

Acquired earlier in the offseason via the Kemba Walker trade to Oklahoma City, Al Horford was brought back to the Boston Celtics for other reasons outside of his on-court production.

As we stated earlier, and as we’re sure you’re already aware even without our mentioning of it, the Cs were an unbelievable disappointment last season.

After reaching their third Eastern Conference Finals game in four years, Boston saw themselves muster together a campaign that saw a mere .500 record and a first-round playoff exit via gentleman’s sweep.

Young and rather inexperienced outside of, say, Tatum, Brown, and Smart, the Celtics needed to get more veteran leaders to add to the roster this offseason to try and swiftly guide them past any lingering negative feelings so they could set themselves up for a quick turnaround this year.

Horford, a seasoned veteran with a well-documented past of being a tremendous leader, was a fine and familiar choice to bring aboard this squad.

Aside from his strong voice, however, obviously, his highly versatile style of play is viewed as a major add to the shamrocks’ roster, as he’s coming off of a rather productive 2020-21 season where posted 14.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and just shy of a block per game on 45 percent shooting from the floor and 37 percent shooting from deep.

If he can produce to a similar level as he did with OKC and during his initial tenure with the Boston Celtics, Al Horford will be one of the most important members of the team this season.

However, if he reverts back to his Philadelphia days or starts to show his age, the franchise will, unfortunately, find itself once again with a high-cost contract producing at a low-level rate.