Dare I say this season went about as well as I anticipated it would? The Celtics finished the regular season at 36-36, had moments of greatness from Jayson Tatum, and a first round exit. That was about it. That’s Boston’s season in a nutshell. Sure, it didn’t help that Jaylen Brown got injured right before the Celtics were going up against arguably the most dangerous team in the East with four of the biggest stars in the NBA. But at the same time, the C’s didn’t exactly give Brooklyn too much trouble in the regular season as it was.

Kyrie Irving, by the way, went from “if you’ll have me” to stomping on the Celtics logo more quickly than Ron Burgundy could literally say “that escalated quickly.” And if that isn’t an indictment of the toxicity that Kyrie brings to the league, I’m not quite sure what is. The fallout from him leaving the Celtics has now lead to Danny Ainge stepping down, Brad Stevens taking his place, and Boston searching for a new head coach.

Brad Stevens was one of the brightest and most respected young coaches in the NBA when he joined Boston, and quite honestly, I think he still has more to give to the league as a coach. Was it time for the Celtics to move on from Stevens as head coach? That’s a hard maybe. I’m not going to be the one who confirms that. But at the same time, Brad Stevens knows just a little bit more about how the basketball world works, and that’s why he’s where he is and I’m where I am.

I’ll be 100% honest in saying I have zero knowledge of what’s out there in the NBA coaching market, nor do I have a preference in who Boston should pursue. What I will say is whoever takes that job has massive shoes to fill, and a very solid foundation of players to build with.

I expect next season the Celtics make a real push for the Eastern Conference Finals at the very least. But again, you really don’t have to take my word for it.

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