Boston Celtics: 3 biggest strengths for Cs in 2021-22

Boston Celtics strength No. 3) The dynamic duo

The modern day NBA is largely influenced by star power — the more a team has, the better their odds are of achieving success.

Though there may be a few teams ahead of them when it comes to this sort of firepower, the Boston Celtics find themselves with a rather heavy dosage of star-status players with the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

2020-21 was a career year for the young wings, for both put up new highs in virtually every statistical category (Tatum averaged 26.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists; Brown averaged 24.7 points, six rebounds, 3.4 assists) while also earning All-Star nods along the way.

Now, heading into the new season, the already established Jays are looking to guide this team back to respectability and, if Ime Udoka’s words are any indicator, they’ll have an even bigger role within the scheme than what they’ve had in the past:

"“They’re going to have the ball in their hands a ton,” Udoka said. “They scored a lot individually last year. It felt like at times it was ‘Your turn. My turn.’ We have a lot of good young talent on the floor. A lot of playmakers around them, we’d like them to initiate offense whether it’s not just looking to score the basketball.”"

Adding an emphasis on facilitation to this dynamic duo’s game will only make them more menacing to go up against for an opposing team.

Even without this potential improvement, the Jays are without a doubt this team’s biggest strength.