The Boston Celtics are one of the most successful franchises in professional sports history. During the 1950s and 60s, the expression “close but no cigar” rarely applied to them: More often than not, coaching legend Red Auerbach could be found lighting his victory cigar to wrap up another NBA championship-winning season.
Since then, the title count has slowed, but it’s never really stopped.
The last time the Celtics brought the Larry O’Brien trophy home was in 2007-08. With that said, they got as close as possible in 2021-22.
The Celtics advanced all the way to the NBA Finals before falling to the Golden State Warriors. It was a tremendous season for a mostly young club. This summer, they’ve already made a significant addition in adding Malcolm Brogdon to the mix.
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Still, there are moves this organization could make that would improve its odds of going all the way in 2022-23.
Here are three we think they ought to consider.