The Malcolm Brogdon commerce brings loads of pleasure to Boston. It additionally brings a few query marks.

The plain query because of Friday’s deal is, what does this imply for Marcus Good? The Celtics’ backcourt immediately boasts spectacular depth with Brogdon, Good, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard within the fold, however head coach Ime Udoka must determine whether or not to roll with Brogdon or Good within the beginning lineup.

Celtics Discuss: What does Malcolm Brogdon’s addition imply for Celtics, Marcus Good? | Hear & Subscribe | Watch on YouTube

In fact, that is a very good drawback to have heading into the 2022-23 marketing campaign. If Brogdon is wholesome — an enormous “if” up to now in his profession — he’ll be an ideal complement to Good together with his scoring capacity. Plus, in immediately’s NBA, we will not rule out Udoka going small with lineups that embody each Brogdon and Good. Former Celtic Eddie Home believes we’ll see loads of that subsequent season.

“I feel they each could possibly be on the market,” Home stated Friday on NBC Sports activities Boston’s Early Version. “I feel we reside in a positionless proper now within the NBA to the place it would not essentially should be one level guard and have a backup level guard. You may have two guys that deal with the basketball and make performs.

“I feel what Marcus Good does on the defensive finish is invaluable, so you possibly can’t have him on the bench in crunch time as a result of he’ll have to protect the most effective perimeter participant on the opposite group. So, I feel you will have Brogdon on the market, you will have Jaylen Brown, you will have Jayson Tatum. After which you will have Rob Williams or Al Horford relying on the way you need to work the sport. I feel that is the flexibleness, that’s what they’ve that different groups need to have the ability to have is that depth.

“I feel that is what lacked in these playoffs. We had depth, however they only did not present up. I feel including these items, you will have a chance for these guys to point out up. And these are vets. That is the distinction. These are vets that we’ll be relying on coming off the bench versus some actual younger gamers that we had final yr.”

Brogdon averaged 19.1 factors, 5.9 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 36 video games final season with Indiana. One other query mark would be the 29-year-old’s well being as he hasn’t performed in additional than 60 video games because the 2018-19 marketing campaign because of damage.

No matter how Udoka chooses to proceed together with his beginning lineup, Good is fired as much as have Brogdon as his teammate. He welcomed each Brogdon and ahead Danilo Gallinari to the squad by way of Twitter on Friday.

Hear the whole lot Home needed to say about Brogdon and Good within the video above, plus what he needed to say in a while within the present under: