In what was supposed to be a year that saw the team build on its Eastern Conference Finals appearance in the Orlando Bubble, the Celtics instead battled with injury problems and failed to build any momentum throughout the season before crashing out in the first round of the playoffs to the Brooklyn Nets.
It wasn’t one single issue to blame for the Celtics’ demise last season, more a collection of individual factors which contributed to a hugely disappointing year.
The Boston Celtics must address some key areas of weakness from last year if they are to do enough to challenge for the NBA Championship once again.
But after such a disheartening year, the Celtics have a lot to prove next season if they are to be true title challengers.
Here are three of the biggest questions the Celtics must answer to mount a proper challenge for the title.