Even if we win the title this year, there’s virtually no way we could bring this team back (resign Irving, Rozier, Morris, Theis, and renegotiate Horford). So the odds we see this exact team again are slim.
I think at some point Ainge will have to consolidate players or simply let them walk.
There’s the potential of four first-rounders as well (three will likely convey but let’s go Clippers!).
So although having too many assets is a good problem to have, it’s still a problem that Ainge is going to need to figure out.
He may let it play out this season if we really start steamrolling, but a trade, potentially a blockbuster, will be need to happen eventually. Picking up Yabu’s option was curious to me, but Ainge always has a plan.