Five feasible frontcourt fixes for the Boston Celtics to consider

The murmur of analysts suggesting the Celtics ought to make a change is growing louder.

The Boston Celtics have been one of the best teams in the NBA early in the league’s 2023-24 season, but some old, familiar faults have resurfaced in the Celtics’ play of late, enough to concern fans even if the recurring issues are lesser of a problem than they have been in seasons past.

Issues with ball movement, concerns about the reliability of the help off the bench, smaller guards and limited bigs who struggle to defend certain kinds of opponents, the starters playing down to their competition and struggling against longer, more physical ball clubs all have come back to bite the Celtics in the handful of losses Boston has logged to date.

And with Dec. 15 soon to arrive and the flood of players who signed new deals over the summer able to be traded, the murmur of analysts suggesting the Celtics ought to make a change to help address some of these issues is growing louder.