The Boston Celtics are back on the right track after reeking of dysfunction for much of the 2018-19 campaign. They own one of the league's best records at 22-8, and Celtics fans should thank the trio of Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown for that.

Walker has acted as the antithesis of Kyrie Irving during his Celtics career thus far, fitting in perfectly as the leader with Brown and Tatum as his sidekicks. Walker's unselfishness and leadership have allowed the aforementioned youngsters to flourish, as the recently titled ”Fire and Ice” are both amidst career years and are living up to the potential that was on display during their impressive playoff run in 2018.

With this in mind, the Celtics should be represented by three players in Chicago for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game this upcoming February.

Kemba Walker

Walker's personality is made for Boston. He plays each and every game with tremendous effort and heart — all while being an awesome vocal leader who will hold others accountable but at the same time never lose his cool. It is clear that he roots for his teammates and enjoys seeing them succeed regardless of how he is performing himself, which is a credit to his character.

Walker is averaging 22.5 points and 5.2 assists in 32.4 minutes per game. He has only missed a single game due to injury in Boston's 30 outings played so far. The former UConn standout is connecting on looks from beyond the arc at an elite rate, burying 39.7 percent of them on 9.2 attempts per contest. Despite the meteoric rises from Brown and Tatum, Walker is still the definitive top dog in Boston; his impact on the team both on and off the court cannot be understated.

Jayson Tatum

The common criticism that many had for Tatum this past season was his shot selection oftentimes was questionable at best. It was apparent that the forward settled for contested, inefficient mid-range jumpers too often instead of looking to attack the basket or score from beyond the arc. Because of this, Tatum has made it a point of emphasis this season to focus on scoring a majority of his buckets either from deep or at the rim, and it has paid off handsomely for the 21-year-old.

Tatum is shooting almost double the number of 3-pointers in 2019-20 than he did last year — 6.9 compared to 3.9 — and is nailing them at a respectable 35.9 percent clip. This along with the fact that Tatum is attacking the basket (and thus getting to the free-throw line) with more regularity are major reasons why his points per game average this season has skyrocketed to 21.2. The advanced metrics shed light on just how productive of a year it has been for Jayson. His 13.2 on-court net rating trails only Giannis Antetokounmpo among players who play at least 30 minutes per game, and his 5.77 Real Plus-Minus is fifth in the NBA.

Jaylen Brown

Tatum was expected to take the next step into stardom with Irving and Al Horford departing this past summer, but the same cannot be said for Brown. 2018-19 was a tumultuous campaign for the 23-year-old that saw him lose his spot in the starting lineup early on in the year due to offensive struggles. It came as a surprise to many that the Celtics signed Brown to a four-year, $115 million contract extension this October, but as of now, there is no reason not to believe that it will end up paying off for Boston in the short and long term.

Brown is averaging an All-Star-caliber stat line of 20.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.1 steals — all career bests. Not only that, but the 6-foot-6 guard is getting buckets with practically unrivaled efficiency. He is shooting 51.8 percent overall on 14.7 field goal attempts per game, making him one of only four qualified guards in the NBA to be shooting 50 percent from the field or better.

Brown has also improved greatly as a free-throw shooter. After shooting a subpar 65.8 percent from the stripe last season, he has risen his percentage from the line to 75.2 in 2019-20.

These massive improvements should have him playing in Chicago in February.