Boston Celtics: Exploring the best and worst case scenarios for 2019-20

As the 2019-20 NBA season quickly approaches, we explore the best and worst-case scenarios for the Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a team that has defined a multitude of seasons in recent history by subverting expectations – very rarely matching up with the predicted outcome by pundits and talking heads in the sports world, for good and for bad.

Plucky, hardworking teams that had talent, but not a roster full of all-stars and big-name roleplayers have cracked the Eastern Conference Finals despite widely being considered first or second-round exits in concern to potential.

On the reverse side of the coin, the Celtics have been in the spotlight recently: presumed NBA Finals contender to the Golden State Warriors – from the media to the major contenders in the league stating their respect and belief that Beantown was going to be a serious club to contend with in the postseason. Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, budding all-stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, fierce and dogged brawlers like Smart and Morris Sr.

Highs and lows are something the Celtics have been roller-coasted through in recent years, and it is hard to truly pin down the potential of a team that has reloaded with an all-star point guard, added direly need rebounding but has also lost their defensive anchor and high-post passing/playmaking maestro Al Horford.

With all that being said the outcomes and potential roads this team may go down in the upcoming 2019-20 are vast and hard to pin down. But as a dedicated Green Teamer, there is honest hope for that beautiful ball movement, and selfless play to carry us to another sleeper Eastern Conference Finals appearance – but there is also the potential for another rough, self-searching season that doesn’t live up to the expectations of the rabid fanbase and hyper-critical, lead-chasing media.

So, let’s breakdown the best case scenario the underdog Celtics (the best kind), will have this year.