The Boston Celtics have yet to decide between a complete overhaul and a rapid retooling.
Celtics' president of basketball operations Danny Ainge seems to prefer the latter, which is why the franchise must keep blazing the Kevin Love trail.
The possibility of building an overnight contender exists in the Eastern Conference. Three of the East's eight playoff teams in 2014, including two of the top-five seeds, missed out on the festivities the year prior.
The conference field could be further depleted by the free-agency period. Should the Miami Heat (Big Three) or Indiana Pacers (Lance Stephenson) suffer calamitous losses on the open market, the East could be as wide open as ever.
Now, why should that matter to a Celtics team that lost nearly 70 percent of its games last season? Because this group could be bolstered by the addition of two top-tier players this summer: Love and a healthy Rajon Rondo.
Getting Love is obviously the hard part, so that pursuit is a great place for this discussion to start.
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Should Boston Celtics Keep Chasing Kevin Love?
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