Post-Mortem: 2022-23 Boston Celtics

[ElectricMayhem]

“Don’t let us make shrewd offseason moves.”

Here is the data from previous years' Post-Mortems:
2020-21:

Spoiler:

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

2021-22:
2021-22 Post Mortem Final Summary

Team Name: Boston Celtics
Record at Time of Death: 57-25 (.695) (ECF Loss)
Head of Front Office: Brad Stevens (2021)
Coach: Joe Mazzulla (2022-)

Offensive Rating: 2nd
Defensive Rating: 2nd
Rebound %: 9th
Turnover %: 7th

Front Office: 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 ($33m)
Jaylen Brown ($31m)
Malcolm Brogdon ($23m)
Marcus Smart ($19m)
Derrick White ($18m)
Robert Williams ($12m)
Al Horford ($10m)
Danilo Gallinari ($7m)
Payton Pritchard ($4m)
Sam Hauser ($2m)

Team Options:
Mike Muscala ($4m)

Player Options:


Free Agents:
Grant Williams
Blake Griffin
Mfiondu Kabengele
JD Davidson
Justin Champagnie

Dead Money:

Previous Post-Mortems:
30. Houston Rockets
29. San Antonio Spurs
28. Detroit Pistons
27. Charlotte Hornets
26. Portland Trail Blazers
25. Indiana Pacers
24. Washington Wizards
23. Orlando Magic
22. Utah Jazz
21. Dallas Mavericks
20. Toronto Raptors
19. New Orleans Pelicans
18. Chicago Bulls
17. Oklahoma City Thunder
16. Brooklyn Nets
15. Minnesota Timberwolves
14. Los Angeles Clippers
13. Cleveland Cavaliers
12. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Atlanta Hawks
10. Memphis Grizzlies
9. Sacramento Kings
8. Phoenix Suns
7. New York Knicks
6. Golden State Warriors
5. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Boston Celtics

[KnicksGadfly]

Dump Jaylen

[Blame Rasho]

You do such a great job on these.

[SomeBunghole]

The Udoka fiasco really did the Celtics in, ultimately. While I appreciate the display of loyalty in giving Mazzulla the job, they really should've gone with an experienced coach if they had any plans to contend. Just as an example, Quin Snyder was unemployed when Udoka was fired.

[NY2k1]

Losing the series like that, the C's would have been better off losing in like 5 lol. Thought the game 6 shot was gonna propel them to a game 7 win.

[Mister Ze]

Trade Brogdon and/or Smart, bring Grant back and sign JB and JT to extensions.

[TinmanZBoy]

fire the coach, separate the Jay Jay, keep Tatum, get whatever you can for Brown, build around Tatum...

[Patches Perry]

Big decisions ahead for them. I think Jaylen Brown is going to be the odd man out.

[Marvin Martian]

Mazzulla has got to go. A half decent coach sweeps the Hawks, beats PHI in 5, and beat MIA in 5.

Brown should be traded. He doesn't compliment Tatum at all. He is a poor man's Tatum

[ElectricMayhem]

Joe Mazzulla. It looked like he'd get fired when Boston was down 3-0. They tie it up and become favorites to go the finals and everyone says he saved his job regardless. They get destroyed in Game 7 and people are after his head again. Who knows how they game would've gone with a healthy Tatum? Still, Mazzulla was a bad choice to begin with. I understand they initially thought it might be a temporary hire before bringing Udoka back, so in that respect, it is forgivable (Actually, maybe not - Make the decision on Udoka right away. Then hire a legit coach or keep Udoka in the fold).

So what should they do with Mazzulla? They have a championship caliber team right now. They need a coach who can take advantage of that right now. They've lost too many good potential coaches by not acting with decisive action during the Udoka situation (Snyder, Nurse). You need to strike while the iron is hot, not roll the dice on a rookie coach. Regardless of his ups and downs this season, I think you see if you can find a more proven coach out there to respect where your team is at in the process. Show some urgency.

[robbie84]

If Luka really wants out, then start talking to Luka's agent. Brown for Luka is the trade to make.

The Celtics need a bit more toughness. More alpha from Brown and Tatum.

[Karate Diop]

Brown has been causing issues for years... They should move him before he bolts because supermaxing both Tatum and Brown is a recipe for disaster...

[Ni Da Ye]

Sell high and rebuild.

[Johnny Tomala]

Keep, fire, worse, treadmill.

[djsunyc]

boston had no home court advantage these playoffs. amazing.

[sortpar]

If Luka really wants out, then start talking to Luka's agent. Brown for Luka is the trade to make.

The Celtics need a bit more toughness. More alpha from Brown and Tatum.

No one in my opinion is giving up Luka for Brown, without a lot of extra assets attached going towards Dallas.

[Harry Garris]

boston had no home court advantage these playoffs. amazing.

I mean they have one, it just doesn’t work for this particular group in its usual effect of motivating their team and discouraging their opponents.

[76ersForLife]

Upgrade the coach and they need to upgrade from Horford.

[eyeatoma]

Joe gotta go, and Jayson Tatum. IMO need to dump Horford/Smart and get White/Brogdon as your starting lineup. They lose depth though, so maybe not. They need a real point guard thouhg, and maybe they can get Ayton, because Robert Williams is a walking emergency room visit.

Also, all the good coaches are gone, so they either have to stick with Joe, or get a bad coach.

Doc Rivers anyone lol?

[Castle Black]

Jaylen Brown is a talented basketball player, but he’s nowhere near a Max player. He’s going to get paid like one, and it’s going to cripple the Celtics franchise unless he makes a considerable jump as a player (which is possible as he’s only 26).