Even when the storied ball club won its 2024 NBA Championship, the Celtics did not exactly have the stoutest big man rotation, with Latvian center Kristaps Porzingis missing large chunks of the regular season and playoffs due to injury and vet big Al Horford sitting out back-to-back games to avoid the decline in play seen when Horford was on court for too many minutes.

After shedding salary to avoid the second apron, the Boston Celtics must now finalize their 2025-26 roster. The key decision?

The Celtics have made some major moves to get under the second apron by trading away Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, letting Luke Kornet and (presumably) Al Horford walk in free agency, and cutting JD Davison.