This has been a busy summer for the Boston Celtics, and following what has been a whirlwind of an offseason, they will be swimming in unfamiliar waters in the coming campaign.
Incoming sixth-year combo guard Marcus Smart recently shared his thoughts on the type of mentality his team will need to possess for the new season, considering the fact that they are no longer considered by many as one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference:
“It's good for us,” Smart said to SiriusXM NBA Radio, via NBA analyst Keith Smith. “Our backs are against the wall now. When you corner a wounded coyote, you better be ready for it fight with everything it's got. That's us this year. We're fighting like wounded coyotes with everything we have.”
The summer departures of both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford – two of the most important players on the team – are not going to be an easy pill to swallow for the Celtics. Boston thought it had built something special, but things didn't pan out as hoped and major changes went down.
Nevertheless, the Celtics' front office was able to bring in Kemba Walker as the new face of the franchise, and a lot of folks are very excited about the development of young studs Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Ideally, both guys will now have more room to spread their wings with the likes of Irving and Horford now out of the picture.
The Celtics may not have the expectations they had in the past few seasons, but they should still be considered a threat in the East.
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