Boston Celtics front office has created plethora of options for future

The Warriors may very well be the most talented team on the court, but when it comes to management, the Boston Celtics have created plenty of options for the future.

Saturday night, the Boston Celtics, and more importantly Danny Ainge, proved to the basketball world that they are untouchable when it comes to front office talent. Truthfully, expanding on the front office would be a little ridiculous, but you can click here to read more about the individuals.

Regardless of notoriety, they are all clearly doing something right. The Celtics are already in contention as one of the top teams in the league by securing a first seed in the playoffs, and being the only Eastern Conference team to win a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the postseason.

Where to go from here

The Cavaliers won the series handily, but it can be argued that the Celtics also helped beat themselves. They shot the lowest percentage among playoff teams that played more than 13 games. They shot themselves out of games, and did not have the ability to stop the bigger players like Kevin Love, LeBron James, and Tristan Thompson.

Realistically, that stat doesn’t mean all that much seeing how Cavaliers dominated the series, but the Celtics are a team of the future. Winning one game without Isaiah Thomas and defensive presence is somewhat promising.

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Kelly Olynyk and Amir Johnson rotated within the power forward role, but neither is the type of player that can assume a starting workload, night-in and night-out. Olynyk has the edge as the more effective player, but he still needs a player that can play in front of him to open his outside-in type of play.

The power forward role is the biggest problem for the Celtics, which means they need to find the right piece. If they can address it, there is nothing stopping the Celtics from making a push for the Finals, and they should make the move sooner rather than later — especially with plenty of draft picks to fall back on.

The plethora of draft picks and youth Boston holds make both expendable. If the Celtics believe a star frontcourt player is the answer to their problems, it is possible that player’s team could be swayed by a few young studs and picks.

When it comes to the age of the team, the Celtics fall toward the younger end of the scale, another encouraging statistic. When it comes to team composition and execution, it’s arguable the Celtics are one big man away from a Finals appearance.

That is a very speculative statement, but using picks to secure big-name talents is not out of the question whatsoever. With all this in mind, the Celtics’ options seem to increase with each passing day.

Finding the right piece

The Celtics’ aggressive style of play embodies Boston, and they need a power forward to fit that mold. They need to find a player to complement Al Horford — either a smaller, more athletic rebounder, or a traditional center that clogs the paint. Horford is a versatile player that can play either role, but he cannot do it alone. He became a more assertive player defensively in Boston, but his size limits him from being a more solid presence in the paint.

Targeting a player like Kenneth Faried would bring an immediate impact. Unfortunately, Faried has tailed off a past few years. He shows flashes of greatness, but his playing time seems to be capped by Mike Malone. Faried currently has a complementary role in Denver, but when he is playing well, it is hard to stop him.

He is an aggressive player that can revive his career in Boston due to his similar style. With the amount of threats the Celtics have, they just need the right spacing to maximize their individual talents.

Gorgui Dieng is another player that would fit the role as a defensive paint presence, while Blake Griffin and Gordon Hayward are the higher profile names that are being mentioned in connection to Boston. It is clear the Celtics have options, it is just a matter of who they want.

The Celtics right now are a lot like the San Antonio Spurs, in the sense that they seem to go after players that fit the system, regardless of talent. The entire team consists of forceful, energetic players. They all compete on both sides of the ball, and the Jaylen Brown draft selection proves that Boston will go after the player it wants over talent.

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This is also showcased by the recent trade to the 76ers for future draft picks.. It seems that Boston is building a dynasty. So far, the front office is doing exactly what needs to be done. To build any kingdom, you need to be able to fund it. And the Celtics are astonishingly wealthy.