‘We forget how young they are right now,’ says Celtics announcer Mike Gorman of Boston in the NBA Finals

Legacy talk may be a bit overblown for two stars two wins away from a title at younger ages than either LeBron James or Michael Jordan even competed for one.

There are few people who have seen more Boston Celtics games live than Mike Gorman, calling the vast majority of them for decades running as a broadcaster, much of it alongside beloved former Celtics player and coach-turned broadcaster Tommy Heinsohn.

With that intimate knowledge of the team and sport beloved to so many in the greater Boston area comes a perspective Gorman recently shared on an episode of WEEI’s “Toucher and Rich” show. The longtime Celtics fixture suggested that all the legacy talk and hand-wringing over whether the team’s young stars can break through to secure a title (before LeBron James or Michael Jordan even made the Finals, we might add) is perhaps overblown.

“I think we all forgot in them going from a dislikable bunch of guys who played spirited ball to a bunch of guys who played great and were the best team in the league for over a stretch of about 35 games,” he suggested.