Boston Celtics: 3 questions heading into training camp
By Adam Taylor
With less than a month until the Boston Celtics start their training camp, there are still questions surrounding the roster and how far it can go.
Losing your most naturally talented player will reduce expectations for a team, losing your most naturally talented player along with your team’s best player — those expectations will fall off a cliff. That’s exactly what happened to the Boston Celtics this summer.
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Kyrie Irving (naturally talented) left for Brooklyn while Al Horford (best player) moved to Philadelphia.
Danny Ainge seems to have drafted based on personality as much as potential and through Summer League and offseason media appearances, it looks like he has done well.
Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter also joined the team, ensuring there is still an All-Star point guard on the Boston roster. Finally, they will be joined by Vincent Poirier, who led the Euroleague in rebounding last year.
This roster turnover coupled with the lowered expectations heading into the season has raised as many questions as it has answered. Here are three pressing questions as we approach September 28th and the official start of training camp.