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Should the Boston Celtics extend Jaylen Brown – or trade him?

Will the team offer him a supermax contract after his dud of a performance in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals vs. the Miami Heat?

The Boston Celtics’ front office will need to make many big decisions this coming offseason, arguably none more important than the future of star forward Jaylen Brown given the potential extending the Georgia native could have for Boston — but also the impact losing him for nothing could have for the Celtics if he walks in free agency.

Will the team offer him a supermax contract after his dud of a performance in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals vs. the Miami Heat? Would Brown even take it to remain in Boston given past speculation he may want to lead hi sown team?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report Postgame Show” crew shares their thoughts on how they think this situation will play out.

Check it out in the clip embedded above to heat their ideas about what might be headed down the pike this offseason.

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Celtics Lab 199: Three offseason paths for Boston – run it back, make minor moves, or take a step back

All of them have their own, considerable risks.

The dust has settled on the Boston Celtics’ Game 7 loss to the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals, with the Celtics now looking at an exceptionally punitive new collective bargaining agreement designed to make life difficult for costly rosters like Boston’s just as they need to retool for another run at a title.

The team has major decisions to make in terms of whether to Supermax Jaylen Brown, re-sign Grant Williams, and what to do with the rest of the roster to commit to a financial path that will also put the ball club in the best position possible to hang a banner in the short term.

To do all the above, they will end up choosing one of three general approaches to building the roster for their 2023-24 campaign which would be running it back, making minor moves, or something that would see the team take a step back next season to reload for a longer title window (we hope).

All of them have their own, considerable risks — and on this pod, we try our best to outline what the contours of each are before diving into specifics on this latest episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast.

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Is Joe Mazzulla the right person to coach the Boston Celtics next season?

Mazzulla’s first year as coach led the team to the conference finals in the midst of a disaster left by former coach Ime Udoka, but there are many areas for improvement.

Is Joe Mazzulla the right person to coach the Boston Celtics next season? Considering the Celtics’ early series performance in their 2023 Eastern Conference final against the Miami Heat, it is a legitimate question. There were also several duds in the regular season.

But the question was minimized by how well the Celtics responded to that 3-0 deficit. They nearly made history by rallying to tie the series at 3. In addition. In addition, Mazzulla led the team to the conference finals in his first year as coach, a tenure born amid disaster and scandal left by former coach Ime Udoka.

Against that backdrop, many areas for improvement exist for a team with designs on a title.

The hosts of the TNT “Inside the NBA” show debated whether it makes sense for Boston to bring Mazzulla back, or if they ought to go with a more experienced head coach next season.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to see which of the crew you most agree with.

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Should the Boston Celtics run it back for the 2023-24 NBA season?

Or should they make substantial changes before the heavy costs imposed by the league’s new collective bargaining agreement weigh on the franchise?

Should the Boston Celtics keep their roster together and run it back for the 2023-24 NBA season, or should they make substantial changes before the heavy costs imposed by the league’s new collective bargaining agreement weigh on the franchise?

According to The Athletic’s Zach Harper, even though there were things Boston might have done differently, Harper is “not sure anything would’ve saved the season, especially after Jayson Tatum turned his ankle early in Game 7. Harper also reminds us that it is key “to remember (Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is) a rookie coach thrust into a tough situation at the season’s start with a team shouldering massive expectations.

“That team struggled but rallied against one of the best coaches of all time,” notes the Athletic analyst.

Harper entreats us to avoid forgetting this is the best team Boston has assembled “since winning the 2008 title. The Celtics will be a tax team but have no reason to make any rash decisions.”

“Boston contends for the East every year despite the conference becoming crowded. Keep it together and run it back.”

And given all the context noted above, there is a very good case to do just that.

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Celtics projected to be an over-the-cap, taxpaying team for the 2023-24 season

That means another hefty tax bill for Boston if the roster stays similarly constructed — but that’s what the team’s front office has been working to get to for years.

Given the Boston Celtics are a contending team on the upswing, it should not come as a surprise that Hoops Hype’s Yossi Gozlan is projecting the club to operate as an over-the-cap, taxpaying squad next season.

In a recent article surveying the NBA’s cap space for the 2023-24 season, Gozlan relates the Celtics “are projected to be significant taxpayers again next season, but are set to have a smaller penalty compared to this season thanks to Al Horford’s $16.5 million pay cut for next season.”

“Their roster is already mostly set with 12 players under contract assuming they keep Mike Muscala and Sam Hauser,” continues the H/H cap expert.

“Their biggest decisions for the offseason include re-signing restricted free agent Grant Williams and potentially using the taxpayer MLE,” Gozlan finishes.

We expect Williams, Muscala and Hauser back in the fold for next season, barring an absolute whale of an offer for the Tennessee alumnus in restricted free agency.

That means another hefty tax bill for Boston if the roster stays similarly constructed, but that’s what the team’s front office has been working to get to for years, so no reason to fret for at least a few seasons in terms of finances for the Celtics.

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