With Jaylen Brown now in Philadelphia, the Boston Celtics are undoubtedly going to look and play different in 2026-27.

Change can be hard for people to accept, but change can also be fun, new and exciting.

So, in that spirit, what would we like to see change for the Celtics in 2026-27?

With Jayson Tatum back in the fold, it would be nice to see the Celtics get out in transition a bit more. The Celtics actually played the slowest of any team in the NBA last season, and while veteran players like Paul George aren't likely to speed up their games a ton, Boston does have several young players that should be able to push the tempo when they want to.

Look for guys like Tatum and Hugo Gonzalez to get out and run, and expect Payton Pritchard to push the tempo when the ball is in his hands. He already spoke about how he thinks the team will play faster this season as well. And he'll be a big part of it.

However, there is a question to wonder: Boston has big men in Mitchell Robinson and Neemias Queta that are not known to be transition players. Will this extra running occur with them on the bench? Will they change their games? How will it all work together? That's for head coach Joe Mazzulla to figure out over the first few weeks of the season.

It seems pretty clear that the Celtics are, once again, destined to be near the top of the league in 3-pointers attempted even despite the addition of Robinson.

That said, I'd love to see the Celtics change up the way in which they get the 3-point shot. With regards to the point above, can they get those three's in transition? When Robinson and Queta are on the floor, can they get paint touches for them where they then draw a double and kick out to an open shooter? 

The whole thing is this: The Celtics need to get shots for shooters in rhythm, when they are open. It can't just be a pick-and-roll situation where the shooter is taking a forced and contested three.

The Celtics will open up the preseason on Thursday night against the Cavaliers in Cleveland, and at that point, we can start to get some of these questions answered.