2026-27 Celtics Off Season Discussion

[Moranis]

They need a center who can score & post up down low.

We had one but used him as a spot-up shooter.

I don't think Joe has any interest in running any inside-out offense.  Even with KP, the large majority of his time was on the perimeter.  We utilized his post skills some, but not as much as his efficiency there suggested we should have.

And yet KP's highest ever attempts from 0-3' was in Boston, as was his overall attempts inside of 10'.  KP did take a high rate of 3's as well but that was because Boston had him out of the mid and long 2 range. He was either inside or at the 3 line.  Even Vucevic set his career highest percentage of shots from 3-10 feet with 33.8% of his attempts from that range. His highest before that was his last full season in Chicago at 31.9%. Now Vooch's attempts from 0-3' were his career low, but he has been trending farther out for years, he was injured, and was trying to integrate mid season. 

[Vermont Green]

I don't see getting to the rim as being the same as running a post up, low post offense (inside out or whatever you want to call it).  Post up plays can be part of the overall offense but the shots at the rim tend to come more from another player penetrating or from off ball movement (back cuts, things like that).  Or pick and pop actions.

As to the Celtics, I don't see the need to have a center that you can run the offense through.  Post up, draw the double, and so on.  I can't think of any team that has that.  You look at NYK and Towns can hit the 3 and Brunson creates dunks through penetration.  That is how they do it.  BOS does not have a guard that can penetrate like Brunson.

For BOS, Queta is very limited offensively.  He can dunk, but not much else.  Vucevic never got in a groove, so I am not sure we know what he can do, but whatever it is, he was not doing it for the team last season and in the playoffs.  I think he could be an effective pick and pop guy or pick and roll to the hoop guy.  I don't see the need to have him post up other than opportunistically when there are certain match ups that result from switches.

[Roy H.]

I don't see getting to the rim as being the same as running a post up, low post offense (inside out or whatever you want to call it).  Post up plays can be part of the overall offense but the shots at the rim tend to come more from another player penetrating or from off ball movement (back cuts, things like that).  Or pick and pop actions.

As to the Celtics, I don't see the need to have a center that you can run the offense through.  Post up, draw the double, and so on.  I can't think of any team that has that.  You look at NYK and Towns can hit the 3 and Brunson creates dunks through penetration.  That is how they do it.  BOS does not have a guard that can penetrate like Brunson.

For BOS, Queta is very limited offensively.  He can dunk, but not much else.  Vucevic never got in a groove, so I am not sure we know what he can do, but whatever it is, he was not doing it for the team last season and in the playoffs.  I think he could be an effective pick and pop guy or pick and roll to the hoop guy.  I don't see the need to have him post up other than opportunistically when there are certain match ups that result from switches.

Just a reminder, "post" and "low post" aren't the same.  Our bigs have been successful in the high post in the past, and under Joe we got away from that a little bit even with somebody as talented as Horford.