Post-Mortem: 2021-22 Boston Celtics

[ElectricMayhem]

The Boston Celtics are your 2021-22 First Runners Up. We shall now cut them open and see what's inside...

Here is the data from last year's Post-Mortems:
Post-Mortem Results I: GM Confidence Meter
Post-Mortem Results II: Coaching Confidence Meter
Post-Mortem Results III: Performance Compared to Expectations
Post-Mortem Results IV: Rising/Treadmill/Waning

Team Name: Boston Celtics
Record at Time of Death: 51-31 (.622)
GM: Brad Stevens (2021-)
Coach: Ime Udoka (2021-)

Offensive Rating: 9th
Defensive Rating: 1st
Rebound %: 10th
Turnover %: 13th

GM: Change or keep?
Coach: Change or keep?
Relative to expectations, how did they fare this year?
Rising, falling, or treadmill?
If you were in charge, what would you do this offseason?

Notes:
Players under contract next year:
Jayson Tatum ($30m)
Jaylen Brown ($27m)
Al Horford ($27m) (Partially Guaranteed)
Marcus Smart ($17m)
Derrick White ($16m)
Robert Williams ($11m)
Daniel Theis ($9m)
Grant Williams ($4m)
Aaron Nesmith ($4m)
Payton Pritchard ($2m)
Malik Fitts ($2m) (Partially Guaranteed)

Team Options:
Sam Hauser ($2m)
Juwan Morgan ($2m)

Player Options:

Free Agents:
Luke Kornet
Matt Ryan
Brodric Thomas
Nik Stauskas

Dead Money:
Demetrius Jackson ($100k)

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28. Houston Rockets
27. Indiana Pacers
26. Oklahoma City Thunder
25. Washington Wizards
24. New York Knicks
23. Portland Trailblazers
22. Sacramento Kings
21. Los Angeles Lakers
20. Charlotte Hornets
19. San Antonio Spurs
18. Cleveland Cavaliers
17. Los Angeles Clippers
16. Brooklyn Nets
15. Atlanta Hawks
14. Chicago Bulls
13. Denver Nuggets
12. Toronto Raptors
11. New Orleans Pelicans
10. Utah Jazz
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Memphis Grizzlies
6. Milwaukee Bucks
5. Phoenix Suns
4. Dallas Mavericks
3. Miami Heat
2. Boston Celtics

[DeBrick]

Keep everything intact

[Castle Black]

Tank.

[vege]

Brown and Tatum together doesn't work. They should trade one of them

[JujitsuFlip]

They all need to get in the gym this summer and work on their handle and free throw shooting.

[Castle Black]

You don’t blow things up just cause you lost in the Finals. It’s really hard just to get there.

With that said, this was a blown opportunity by Boston. If MIL is healthy next year, they beat this Celtics in 6 or less.

BOS also desperately needs a true PG/floor general and more shooting off the bench. Then they need to lock themselves in a gym and work on their damn handles so they cut down on all these ridiculous turnovers in important games. And lastly, they need to practice A LOT at the charity stripe cause they need to make their damn FT’s.

[Celtics1993]

If "Grow a pair of balls" was an answer option I'd select that

[Ni Da Ye]

Tatum is OKC Harden in the final.

[MagicFan12345]

Celtics had a great season and should keep their team intact for next year

[KamikazeK]

Getting a real bench would be nice. Can't really rely on guys like Grant Williams and Pritchard to get you to the finals consistently.

[Marvin Martian]

BOS needs a 3rd Star. Too bad they wasted their war chest and Kemba was a flop.

[Godaddycurse]

Do they still Bealieve?

[Saint_Killa]

Keep team intact, find a legit pass first pg, that would come off the bench, sign a couple of vets and hit the gym hard in the summer.

[HoopsterJones]

They don’t have a FRP this year.
They don’t have cap space next season.
Most likely they run it back and sign a MMLE player.
No guarantee they make back to the Finals. There’s a number of teams that are at the same level or slightly better in the East.

[TinmanZBoy]

what a turn around season they had... they almost got there... they need one floor general, a Rajon Rondo like player to be the best

[AussieCeltic]

BOS needs a 3rd Star. Too bad they wasted their war chest and Kemba was a flop.

The war chest got Tatum and Brown

Starters need to stay in tact. Tatum/Brown/R.Williams are all still young and continue to improve.

As bad as White was in the end, he’s still a valuable player. Same as G.Will. We really need Nesmith to step up next season. He’s a shooter and a solid defender. If he can contribute, that would be invaluable.

Need a true point guard. Someone who can steady the runs and run the show when Tatum/Brown can’t get theirs. They need to be able to defend as well. A young Kyle Lowry or Jrue Holiday would be perfect, but im not sure that player exists.

[bfchs123]

Tatum and Beal will talk this summer and agree to team up to get us over the hump (some S&T with Horford's expiring or something more complex with White/Theis, etc.)

Smart
Beal
Brown
Tatum
RWIII

Would be lethal

[threethehardway]

All they are really missing is an offensive system.

[XTC]

I wonder what Tatum is going to text Kobe now.

[GeorgeSears]

Need a PG. Overall, they have the right pieces with Tatum, Brown, and Timelord so they should be very competitive next season.