Freedom to operate without limitations is rare during an offseason, but the Boston Celtics are headed to the free-agency spectacle with as few as any team.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is equipped with eight draft picks (including three first-rounders), as well as sufficient cap space to sign multiple max contracts. He'll likely look to move some of those selections for proven players, especially if a star becomes available.
Still, the trade market is unpredictable, while the availability of free agents is written in stone. Ainge will be able to pursue any player he pleases, and he can already circle in some names.
The Celtics are set in the backcourt with Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Smart and Avery Bradley filling most of the minutes, and even more so if Evan Turner returns. But there are plenty of gaps to fill in the frontcourt, which should be the primary focus.
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