Five Keys to Celtics Offseason

Well, the magical run is over. The parade was awesome yesterday, and Banner 17 will be hung from the rafters in early November. This team was truly remarkable this season, and I'd like to congratulate them on their achievement. With the pleasure of playing long into June, the Celtics staff, in particular Danny Ainge can now look at what needs to be address this offseason. Here is what I've constructed as the five most important issues this summer. 1. James Posey. Big Game James has a player option that will pay him 3.5 million next year. Almost everyone around the league expects him to decline the option and look for a multi-year deal from a number of teams. One thing we know about James is, when he's on the team; that team wins. He's been a winner since his days at Xavier and even helped Memphis win 50 games. The problem is when Posey opts out, and the Celtics try to re-sign him, the team is over the cap. This means that anything they pay him (5 mil for...