The Sin City Celtics were a deep squad this year, and the players from the Summer Celtics still in Boston's orbit have a shot at making some waves.

While Celtics fans have to deal with seeing Marcus Smart in a Lakers jersey, in some ways, it could've been a little worse.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/celtics as Celtics Decision to Cut Young Guard Surprisingly Critical for Boston's Future.

After losing Luke Kornet, Kristaps Porzingis and potentially Al Horford this summer, the Boston Celtics front court has suffered a significant talent drain. Brad Stevens has tried to stem some of the bleeding by bringing in Luka Garza in free agency, although there's currently no guarantee he will successfully plug some of the gap left behind.

After starting the week by trading away two key members of their 2024 championship team, the Boston Celtics ended up drafting three players and making a trade over the two-day NBA Draft.

Even though he didn't win a title, Marcus Smart is widely seen as a Boston Celtics legend. The former Oklahoma State star played nine seasons for the franchise

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Green wore only jersey No. 28 and put up 3.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

A look back at the last 25 years of second-round picks by the Celtics, with some pretty solid hits in the mix and a lot of players we never saw don a Boston uniform.

Despite the Celtics having interest in keeping Bassey with the team, it appears any potential deal has fallen through. European Basketball Insider Luca D’Allesandro reported that Bassey’s agent, Marc McNeil, has revealed the center is in touch with an overseas team and seemingly preparing for an NBA departure.