There’s one team the Celtics should be looking at, wondering how to avoid a similar stagnation: The LA Clippers. These teams beat to the drum of their guards who can create offense for themselves and others, ensuring the stagnant isolation play Celtics fans become accustomed to doesn’t derail their playoff hopes. Quite frankly, while there are severe similarities between the two teams, the Celtics find themselves with more room to maneuver than the Clippers, courtesy of their star wing pairing coming through the draft rather than free agency and trades.

The Clippers have preferred veterans while the Celtics chose youth, there is a middle-ground to be found with these two teams, and the one who finds it first will reap the ensuing success.