The have had about as good of an offseason as a defending champion could possibly have outside of a few weird incidents.
As far as the roster goes, Boston is bringing back its entire nine-man rotation as well as its top 11 guys, with Sam Hauser and Xavier Tillman Sr. notably agreeing to deals keeping them in Beantown.
Championship teams tend to fray and break apart after winning the trophy because certain players want increased roles or bigger contracts. Chemistry issues can pop up from spending such a long journey together.
The Celtics had a few weird moments, most recently with Jaylen Brown expressing displeasure about Derrick White being selected over him to replace Kawhi Leonard on the USA Olympic Team.
Celtics majority owner Wyc Grousbeck announced earlier this summer that he would sell the team, which could cause some organizational mayhem at the top.
However, Boston cannot complain about getting another shot to run it back with the group that went on a historically dominant run from start to finish last season.
That said, Joe Mazzulla’s group will have a harder time repeating in 2024-25. Here’s why.
One of the biggest reasons Boston took such a big leap from a perennial contender that always seemed to fall short to the best team in the NBA was the addition of Kristaps Porzingis .
The former fourth-overall pick had spent his first nine seasons trying to find his game in the league, going from an exciting young All-Star with the to a forgotten weapon cast aside by the to a lethal scorer on a hapless team.
