Who or what is the Celtics most valuable asset?
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No reader question today here at the Sports Q. I’m using my powers to make an executive decision and plucking this one from my column that will be posted later today, because I think it’s an interesting discussion with a lot of potential answers.
No, it’s not why the heck does a team give up a year of salary control in order to have a defensemen who was still playing in college a month ago make his NHL debut in a playoff series? Charlie McAvoy must be a difference-maker already.
The question is this: What is the Celtics’ most valuable asset at the moment?
I’m talking players, picks, and management personnel, but only those relevant to the on-court product. (Sorry, Wyc). I’m also excluding lower-profile executives such as Mike Zarren, because as important and talented as they may be, we really don’t know the depths of their contributions.
I ranked 20 in the column, including yet-to-be utilized draft picks and current fan-favorite Red Claws. Here’s the top five I came up with:
- Danny Ainge
- Brad Stevens
- This year’s Brooklyn pick
- Jaylen Brown
- Next year’s Brooklyn pick
Obviously a lot of room for debate there given that there are some people around here who can’t grasp the high degree of difficulty of Ainge’s job and how remarkable it is that they’ve turned this around in four years without bottoming out. This is Auerbach-level work. So let’s talk about it in the comments. And if you can explain this McAvoy thing to me, that would be cool too.
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