The Boston Celtics might very well have won the 2022 NBA championship had they simply been better rested heading into the playoffs. Their legs betrayed them against a Golden State Warriors squad that, while older on the whole, managed to play considerably fewer postseason games on their way to a six-game finals victory over the Celtics.
With that in mind, Boston added point guard Malcolm Brogdon and veteran forward Danilo Gallinari to increase its lineup flexibility and ease the load on often-injured, older players on their roster. .
