3 Boston Celtics players that could be replaced this offseason

The Boston Celtics may not necessarily have a ton of work to do this offseason in order to be thrust over the hump and position themselves to win banner No. 18–after all, they were just two wins away from accomplishing such a feat during the 2022 NBA Finals–, but they most certainly have to make the proper adjustments to their unit in order to have a shot of getting back to the championship round come 2023.

When looking at Ime Udoka’s roster, it’s evident that, while it’s incredibly well-rounded, it’s seemingly missing that extra oomph to help compliment the likes of stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

With this in mind, Brad Stevens and co. could be in the market to make some fine-tuning alterations to the C’s talent pool which, as a result, could find the ball club replacing some of their role players from this past campaign with fresh new talents.

Today, we at HH discuss 3 players whose spots in the rotation could be replaced this summer:

Boston Celtics player No. 1) Grant Williams

Perhaps the biggest disappointment this postseason from an individual standpoint for the C’s was power forward Grant Williams who, after an impressive first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets (11.3 points and four boards on 50 percent shooting from downtown), started to become wildly inconsistent and, at times, incapable of providing the main attribute that turned him into one of the team’s most utilized role players: consistent 3-point shooting.

Don’t get us wrong, we’re not just forgetting about his major 27-point performance in their close-out Game 7 against Milwaukee in round two or his 19-points on 71 percent shooting from the field in a bounce-back Game 2 victory against Miami in round three.

That said, these types of outings proved to be more like anomalies, especially as the playoffs progressed.

In fact, during the pivotal NBA Finals, a series in which Boston very likely could have won if a few more players remained in rhythm, Williams saw himself score three or fewer points on four separate occasions, and, during their final 10 games of the postseason, he saw himself convert on just 5-of-20 of his attempts from distance.

For someone who shot 41 percent from beyond the arc all year long and who established himself as Boston’s steady hand in the shooting department, this type of turnout was truly atrocious and, in turn, could force the front office to consider replacing him with a more established commodity who can provide similar, if not better attributes to this rotation.

Already we heard rumblings that the franchise is ‘surprisingly’ willing to part ways with Williams and one other player (more on him later) this offseason.

Being that he’s a stretch big still on his rookie-scale contract, the 23-year-old could garner some attention from organizations looking to swap out some veterans for youthful talents, which is something this championship-aspiring team could be highly interested in.