Which Celtics (current players) will be here for the next championship?

[Roy H.]

Agree with others: none.

This is going to be a LONG rebuild.

I disagree. It's going to be faster than you think

Danny is not going to use all picks he has to draft players.  I expect some fireworks by 2015 draft night

I don't think we'll be in the conference finals within five years, and even that is very unlikely.

Almost always, rebuilding doesn't work.

[JSD]

Smart and Olynk

[Rosco917]

next actual championship?  That may be a while. 

Smart, and Young. Maybe KO. Zeller may have found a home as a backup center for a while.

[rondohondo]

Teams we have to catch up to in the east that will be around for a while

Ind ( George, likely re-sign Hibbert, have cap room)  3-5 years contending
Wash( Wall and Beal , have cap room in 2016) 5 + years contending
Cle ( Lebron, Love, Irving )    3-5 year contending
Chi ( Rose, Butler, Noah)  5+ years
Tor ( Valanciunus, Derozen, Lowry 5+ years contending )



Our roster going into next year

PG: Turner         /Bradley 
SG: Smart         / Young
SF:                    / Crowder    / Wallace (expiring)
PF: Sully            / KO             /
 C:                     /Zellar         /

* Likely top 10  pick
* Clips pick

Also tons of cap room to come.

I see a trade for an all-star and then a signing of another max player to fit with the pieces we have . 

Best chance at being here are Smart, Young and KO

[blink]

I have to go with the Zero crowd.  0.  Going to be a long rebuild to get back to championship level.

[clover]

Smart and Olynk

And Young.

Hopefully another one or two. Maybe Crowder.

[Asher77]

I love defense and it inspires me when I play much more than a flashy dunk.

For this reason I am an optimist that Smart will prove to be a player that changes the teams mentality going forward and helps bring about another dynasty in Boston.

Smart, KO, Young, Crowder, and as a surprise to myself I will take a long shot with Turner.

[Donoghus]

Probably no one.

[Dino Pitino]

If we win a title in the next five years, chances are there'd be at least one or two current players left, just through happenstance. Could be random, maybe just Crowder as, like, the 11th guy. As integral parts, though? Even if Smart or Olynyk or Young were to survive and play a significant role, I doubt they'd be starters. Smart as an All-Defensive combo guard reserve, or Olynyk as an offense-only Sixth Man, or Young as a three point specialist sparkplug off the bench. Something like that I can see. I don't think anyone on the roster now would be starting for a Celtics contender, let alone Celtics champion. They will almost all be bundled as assets with picks for better picks and better players. That might take five years, or longer than five years...or it could all happen in one single landslide of activity this summer. Depends completely on what opportunities are available when. Ainge has done a solid job building up ammunition, now he just needs some more targets to appear.

[SHAQATTACK]

Maybe KO as a starter ....maybe ......and maybe one or two players as backup bench from current team.

I ll guess maybe two players off the whole team at most .

Zero ....is probably the correct answer

[SHAQATTACK]

If it's more than five years with no significant progress

Danny himself will not be around as GM


NBA has made it nearly impossible to rebuild , without major luck from the draft .

[MaxAMillion]

Zero

[Eja117]

Not a single one. Possibly the trade exception.

[HomerSapien]

Smart. I don't know if he will ever be an all-star but I think he will be an NBA Champion and I have faith it will be with the Celtics.

[HomerSapien]

NBA has made it nearly impossible to rebuild , without major luck from the draft .

Well, the Hawks, Pacers, Rockets, Grizzlies, Raptors and Warriors did it. Why can't the Celtics? It just doesn't happen when u snap your fingers.