The road to an NBA championship is invisible without top-shelf talent.
Right now, the Boston Celtics “only” have two players who’ve played in an All-Star Game. This leads us to believe that, at the very least, a third star must be acquired sooner than later—before the 30-year-old Al Horford shows decline and 5’9” Isaiah Thomas is up for a new deal—if they want to win it all with this core.
But there’s a chance Boston’s missing piece is already on board.
Jae Crowder was arguably the Celtics’ most important player last season, a two-way menace who defends four positions and opens a cavern of lineup combinations for head coach Brad Stevens to discover and play with.
“He can play the wing position, and then you know Brad will slide him over to the 4 during the game when you’re not looking,” Brooklyn head coach Kenny Atkinson said shortly before Crowder scored 21 points in Boston’s opening-night win over the Nets.
Coming off a breakout year in which he emerged as the indispensable leader of a 48-win team—w ...
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Jae Crowder on the Verge of Becoming Boston Celtics’ 3rd Star
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