NBA Legend Urges Celtics to Make Kristaps Porzingis Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Celtics are currently in a transition period. Even before Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles, everyone could guess their offseason plans were primarily about cutting costs this offseason.

How can the Boston Celtics build back to a sustainable model like the Oklahoma City Thunder? In this cap environment, the Thunder are uniquely poised to contend despite the punitive second apron restrictions currently pushing the Celtics to shed salary.

Fit for both teams: If the Spurs wanted to supercharge their backcourt to compete immediately while not dumping too much weight on the shoulders of Stephon Castle, Holiday could make sense as a target for these two Spurs. Boston gets forward depth on an expiring deals while Tatum is out, Sochan presumptively a keeper.

The fates of those two stars could determine how other teams maneuver, including the Celtics, who will lean on several teams that will be under the salary cap to facilitate deals.

Led by Haliburton, the Pacers play fast and efficiently, a deadly combination, which means they rarely turn the ball over. Their turnover rate during the regular season (13.1%) ranked as the league's third-best, behind only the Thunder and the Boston Celtics, and they have been better with the ball in the playoffs.

The Boston Celtics have a lot to think about in the offseason. One of the main topics is their future with veteran star Jrue Holiday. The starting point guard had just entered the first year of his four-year,

The CBA was designed to break up teams like the Boston Celtics - now Brad Stevens has to figure out how to do it right