Personally, I think one of the biggest reasons the team was so fun to follow from 2016-2020 was because of the amount of draft picks Danny had accumulated. It was a lot of fun following the drafting process and reading up on prospects and watching highlight packages knowing that we had 2 or 3 1st round picks.
Now the “war chest” of picks and assets is gone, there were a lot of squandered drafting opportunities, but thank god we have two stars to show for all those picks! That’s about as much as a fan base can ask.
I hate to be a pessimist, but the team just isn’t going to be as fun to follow for the next couple of years, and a big reason for that is because the lack of draft capital…We are not quite the 90’s Celtics, but the team now finds itself in a much deeper conference than in years prior, with few picks, and little to no cap space to sign any impactful free agents.
Here’s to hoping Stevens can get lucky with some late 1sts and second rounders. I’m still really eager to see how the team drafts with Brad at the helm. But it looks like we won’t have our first sample of that until June 2023…if that pick isn’t traded away by then.