Ruthlessly Real: Draymond Green Drops Truth Bomb on Boston Celtics’ Championship-or-Bust Reality
There’s no question that the Boston Celtics has been very dominant during the regular season and the playoffs this year. The thing is, Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green got real on the team if they don’t win the championship soon.
During the offseason, Boston’s front office revamped its roster by dealing Marcus Smart away and acquiring Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday. These moves allowed the Celtics starting unit to become more diverse on both offense and defense as they can now score and defend in a variety of ways.
As the regular season progressed, fans and critics alike witnessed who effective the Celtics’ new lineup was. Led by the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Boston rose up through the standings and finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA.
From there, Tatum and company faced a Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat team and eliminated them in five games. A similar trend also happened when they faced Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round. Once those opponents were taken care of, the Celtics will soon face whoever wins between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Draymond Green Reveals Reality of Boston Celtics’ Championship Aspirations This Season
While a lot of people are already claiming that Boston will make the NBA Finals, there’s a bigger problem hiding underneath the surface. In a video shared by The Volume on X , Golden State Warriors Draymond Green pointed out the issue at hand for the Celtics.
“It’s time to win and it’s time now!”
—@Money23Green thinks the Celtics' season will be a disappointment without a championship pic.twitter.com/TVUIZL9KLC
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) May 18, 2024
“Jaylen Brown making $300-plus million soon to be Jayson Tatum making [the same]… It’s a failure… A finals appearance ain’t good enough. You got to go win it all,” Green said.
Green’s perspective leads to a serious predicament for Boston. Having Tatum and Brown around at the same time will severely deplete their roster and the front office will have to go for young, unproven talent and veterans about to retire in the NBA to build a team around the two. Winning a championship will prove that their duo works and is worth keeping.
If Boston fails to win a ring, expect the front office to blow it up during the offseason. In any case, it’s best to keep an eye on them in the coming months.
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