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Sophia Dalton The more honest approach to this slide might be to simply say the Boston Celtics don't have any needs. They are completely dominating a league as packed with talent as it's ever been, and it doesn't really seem to matter which members of their eight-man rotation are on the floor.
When Boston has at least two of Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porziņģis, Al Horford, Payton Pritchard or Sam Hauser on the floor, it's a stout plus-10.5 points per 100 possessions.
But, if forced to nitpick a bit, perhaps the Celtics could use a bit more size coming off the bench. Pritchard is 6'1", and the team's defensive rebounding percentage has taken a dip in each of the past two seasons when 6'8" Sam Hauser is on the floor.
But again, this is very minute stuff. Assuming health, Boston will have plenty of high-end defenders they can mix and match with two or three reserves.