Boston Celtics has picked up the pulse, but it is not enough. Within the NBA, the end of this project is beginning to be seen, which brings together Tatum, Brown and Smart for a few years and in which it has not been possible to surround the aforementioned players who take them to a new level. Ime Udoka is the new coach after passing by Brad Stevens, now in charge of making the signings, and his style does not seem to have penetrated for the moment in the squad, which continues to repeat mistakes of the past and has already had new encounters in the little that has elapsed of the course .
The Nets, who have been in the TD Garden just hours ago, are the favorites in the Eastern Conference. Miami and Chicago emerge. The Raptors were not beaten when they could and the Heat, for example in the bubble, more of the same. There is more competition than two or three years ago and the franchise has turned to Al Horford in the summer, a good connoisseur of the structure but with a very short plus compared to other players that could be added. That is why the alarms will begin to go off very loudly in the champion more times if there is no change of course.
ESPN, from the hand of Tim Bontemps, reviews some opinions close to the Celtics about this yes but no. An executive who remains anonymous says the following: “I can’t believe this whole stage didn’t work out. They’ve gotten stuck or are even going backwards.”. The only title in 35 years was achieved in 2008, but under another tenure and far back in time. “Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are not making each other better”says another top executive. With these players, three conference finals have been achieved, but nothing more. “Tatum cares about Tatum. I don’t think he cares about winning now; if he does, let it be on his terms. He’s not worth 15 and winning, he wants to score 30 and winning.”, says a coach of the League. “It seems that these players do not enjoy the success of the one next to them and it has been that way for several years.”, says a manager of the League. They are several phrases taken from interviews with people who observe carefully what happens in Boston, a place that is also given as important in the little success of recent seasons: “The last couple of years have had good players, but also too many roster positions dedicated to drafted players who weren’t that good. They also can’t be losing All-Star level talent like they did with Kyrie, Kemba or Gordon Hayward.”, is also noted in this piece.