In Boston, the expectations have long been titles or bust, bringing the question of when the Celtics can expect to return to the NBA Finals back to the fore before the dust has settled on the biggest front-office shake-up for the franchise in nearly two decades.
With no head coach due to the elevation of Brad Stevens from that role to president of basketball operations in the club after the retirement of longtime team president Danny Ainge, there may be more imminent concerns for the moment. Those concerns are all geared toward answering the question of when will one of the NBA’s most storied franchises return to its biggest stage.
The hosts of Sports Illustrated’s “Crossover” podcast take a stab at answering this very question in a recent episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1obcWysEs3w
Watch the video embedded above to get their take on that most critical of Celtics questions heading into a crucial offseason, from the coaching search to stepping on the court in an NBA Finals series.
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