Kyrie was the sizzle but Al Horford was always the steak .... for a 49 win team
The Celtics have had a bunch of bad breaks. #1 The Gordon Hayward injury. Which led to a year out, long rehab and a less effective player. No one's fault, just an unfortunate situation. Signing Kemba to a big 4yr deal (for his 29-32yrs) just compounds that issue IMO.
The Celtic's need to build around its young upside wings timeline. Add players that fit that time frame, while retaining flexibility, so when Gordon's contract expires the team will be ready to fine tune the roster.
This isn't a full rebuild but should be looked at like a 22-month re-tool, while pushing the present Celtic youngsters to the forefront
A tough pill to swallow for those that want their Championships NOW, but I believe that's how the Celtics mgmt should move forward.
Clearly, I have no idea what I'm talking about since we are the front runners for Kemba,
so pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27066586/sources-celtics-front-runners-sign-kemba