The Boston Celtics are a team I personally am keeping an eye on, I am very interested into how they’re going to stay a Playoff team after stunning everyone. Think back to the start of this season, new coach, we still didn’t know what would happen to Rondo and as the season went on their team was still in flux. By Playoff time they had three versions of the Celtics during the regular season, the fact that they made it was crazy. Some of the credit can go to Isaiah Thomas who gave them that one push to take them to a place they didn’t plan to be in.
Isaiah Thomas has been such a delight to the C’s, GM Danny Ainge has asked Thomas that if he’s got any free agents in mind, speak up.
“Danny said if there’s any free agent out there I’m interested in, to let him know,” Thomas said by telephone. “That has me excited. For him to ask for my input means a lot, because it means I’m definitely, right now, a part of the future, and they also value your word and what you think about the game of basketball. It means a lot, and it’s a mutual respect we have. Now, hopefully, we can get a few guys.”
Thomas told Ainge he could be a valuable recruiter when free agency begins. Thomas said that when he played for the University of Washington, he helped persuade several high school prospects to join the Huskies.
“I think we’re close to taking that next step,” Thomas said. “Definitely, adding a big piece to what we’re trying to do [would help]. I know Danny’s going to try to go after everybody that’s available, especially the high-level guys. I think if we can add a big piece, we can take that next step. People saw what we could do even without a so-called superstar. We held our own, for the most part, against Cleveland, and we weren’t expected to do anything.”
Now Ainge is a boss general manager, he has worked some genuine miracles, the current team being one of them. I have no doubt that they’ll do their share of hardcore recruiting.
It’s going to be a very long summer.
