30 ppg for each of them. Dwhite DPOY, Jb MVP, scheirman 6th man, undefeated season and banner 19

JB is gonna be something special this year.

Bare minimum: stay healthy this season

That one guy thinks PP is gonna turn into prime IT lol

I dont think any of them will necessarily improve more than any other year but each will have an opportunity to do a lot more with JT out. I expect Pritchard and JB to have a bigger boost than White. I could see PP starting and averaging 17+ points, JB could step up his playmaking and average 6+ assists along with 25 points. White will probably see slight boosts across the board. It’ll be interesting to see who else steps up, my hot take is JD Davison and Luka Garza will be consistent parts of the rotation.

Please tank.

Those are my expectations. Only opportunity in the entire Jays era to access a lottery pick. Critical opportunity to reload for final multi-year window push to title with jays.

Banner 19 ☘️

Bring back the floater! Derrick has a great floater but we hardly saw it last year. JB needs to adopt SGA’s midrange game and Pritchard needs to copy Brunson’s footwork. They all need to get to the FT line more.

I believe all of them can improve especially with different players we are they won’t fall into the same habits and will develop new ones. Basketball is half improvisation half repetition. When those numbers are skewed I think you become predictable and much easier to defend. I fully expect all three to play a different type of game next season not sure if it will be effective but it will be different and that alone should be worth the price of admission. I can see them play more of a pick and roll moving without the ball type of game which I think was a weapon the Celtics never seriously tapped into.

My hope/expectation for JB is that I don’t want him playing so we can tank for a top 5 pick instead of ending up an 8th seed that gets knocked out in the first round with a useless pick.

Once Tatum is back, we will have no meaningful way to add talented players to the roster outside of draft picks. We just lost both Jrue, Porzingis, and soon Horford, and we have no viable replacements for any of them.

Outside of blowing it up, this year might be the only chance we get to tank for a top pick to add to the Brown/Tatum/White trio. And this year’s draft is supposedly looking very good at the top - so even more of a reason to tank.

I’m not near as optimistic as others on here. I think that White and Pritchard will be roughly the same. They might see a SMALL uptick in stats based on a few additional minutes (more Pritchard), but I’m not expecting too much. Jaylen is going to be all over the place. Multiple games of 30+ and then multiple of under 20. He’s going to both excel and struggle as the first option. I’m not expecting massive improvement with his 3-point shot. Maybe he gets it to 35%.

Record will be 35-45 wins. They’ll be fighting for placement in the 4-7 range of the Eastern Conference, and this assumes good health throughout. If not, the record will suffer.

People have way too high expectations. I think the Celtics defense is going to struggle BIG TIME. No Tatum, no Jrue/KP, and probably no Al. The reason Tatum’s +/- numbers are so good is because of the defense while he’s on the court. Opps are going to score at will. Be prepared for this.

One thing is certain, jaylen brown is going to dribble the ball off his knee many times lol

I want to see PP grow into a starting PG in this league.

I think there are physical limitation to both Peyton Pritchard (size) and Jaylen Brown (more prone to injuries each year). I don’t see them improving beyond what their bodies let them to. JB can improve his 3 point shooting, why not. But PP, dunno what else is there for him to reach.

I HOPE AND PRAY for a low end outcome for Derrick and Jaylen because I want them to prioritize their health above all else, I know who Jaylen is and I know he’s not gonna be able to hold back like that and will absolutely try to average 30 and carry us, but we need him for the following year when we are back in real contention, so as long as he can stay healthy then go nuts, but please be careful is all I’ll say as far as Jaylen goes

Derrick I’m not worried about in that regard, I think he can scale down to a slightly more reserved version of the Derrick we know

Pritchard I genuinely expect to average like 20-25 ppg, not even kidding

Like he’s gonna try to set the league on fire

I want them to try and win games. They should always try to get better. Regressing their game will not do good things for them the following season

i hope dwhite and brown both get allstar and all nba numbers, but also the celtics get a good lottery pick, is it too much to ask for

This is one of the reasons I admire JB so much. With the exception of one year, he has been noticably better each year he has played. I think there is still room for improvement in his game and I hope he keeps at it. This is one of the reasons he is one of my all time favorite Celtics.

I expect they will be playing a few basketball game next season.

I keep wondering if Pritchard could have an Isaiah Thomas arc, on that it felt like there was 3-4 times where it felt like he had hit his ceiling and he just kept going

JB getting rep after rep running the offense is going to be exciting. theoretically he’s a strong threat in the pick and roll, his handle and feel is essential. he would also have to take pressure off tatum upon returning, as jt plays himself into form. I’m also interested in the simons thing, and will be watching the rookies for signs of life. three point shot will be essential.

Maybe naive but I expect JB to improve his decision making and playmaking while he’s the clear #1 option for the season.

This is the best chance he’ll get to do so considering he’ll be the vocal point of every team’s defensive scheme.

Lots of rest

I expect JB to surpass his career high of 50. There’ll be that one game where he’s just lights out and cannot be contained.

FastPP gone have that leap. Enough to win games against strong teams.

Higher volume of shots, higher counting stats, some degradation in efficiency, albeit not a ton. This’ll be really good for the 3 of them though experience wise and will make them better. Banner 19 the season after!!!

JB is gonna average 30ppg

Stats wise, i expect this offense to become more pass friendly seeking the open 3. Very minimal appetite for dribble out the clock step back threes. High assist uptick for all the skilled ball handlers. Without AH/KP we lose alot of perimeter shooting mismatches, going to have to turn down good shots for better ones.

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PP might average 20 as a starter. He’ll get more shots and have the ball most of the time. Defenses will key in on him more but he has shown that he can handle those easily.

Both all stars maybe

I certainly do not think JB will improve his shooting like Derrick did. While Derrick was not a good shooter in SA, he did have indicators: high volume per 100, elite from floater range and very good free throw shooter.

Passing, maybe. He did last year.

I’d like to see Pritchard work on his finishing bag. He refuses to finish on anyone. His % is very good, but that’s because he never contests shot blockers and the % of his shots from 0-3 is tiny. It’s one of the clearest ways to actually increase your scoring.

PP should start at PG, and he’s gonna be a star.