Imagine competing for an NBA title while your franchise cornerstone is rehabbing a torn Achilles. That’s the thin wire Boston is walking this offseason, equal parts calm confidence and low-key scramble. The Celtics haven’t panicked: they’ve reshaped, rebalanced, and quietly hunted for the kind of low-risk, high-upside additions that win championships when the margin is thin. But the real drama this fall is less about the big names and more about the margins, the bench, the developmental gambles, and the players who might tip from hopeful to helpful.

There’s a pattern to how Boston finds value. Brad Stevens’ blueprint over the past few years has been simple: find wings who can shoot threes and defend multiple positions. Sam Hauser, undrafted, overlooked, and now a trusted rotation piece, i

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