Celtics news: Owner Wyc Grousbeck claims Boston is 'fired up to show people what they can do'

Boston owner Wyc Grousbeck is looking forward to the 2019-20 season. Grousbeck says the Celtics as a group are "fired up to show people what they can do."

Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck is looking forward to the 2019-20 season.

Grousbeck says the Celtics as a group are “fired up to show people what they can do” after a disappointing 2018-19 season:

Wyc Grousbeck on Brad Stevens: “He’s got a lot to say and a lot of positive vibes from the group. A talented team, a young team, and a team that’s fired up to show people what they can do.”

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) September 23, 2019

The Celtics replaced Kyrie Irving with Kemba Walker and Al Horford with Enes Kanter this summer. Boston also decided not to trade youngsters Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum this offseason for Anthony Davis.

Boston's core for the upcoming season is Walker, Gordon Hayward, Brown, Tatum and Marcus Smart. Head coach Brad Stevens, and the players for that matter, are eager to redeem themselves after what happened last season.

Before the 2018-19 season started, the Celtics were the preseason favorite to win the Eastern Conference. Boston, though, was never able to live up to those expectations. The Celtics lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2019 playoffs. Smart went on ESPN in July and said the team was a dysfunctional unit, although he wanted to point out that putting all the blame on Irving is unfair.

In a wide-open Eastern Conference, the Celtics have a good chance at being a top-three seed in 2019-20 if everything falls into place correctly. Walker figures to mesh with Stevens and Co. better than Irving did.