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Wanted - Patience

Here’s the good news: The Boston Celtics are at its a core a very young team. Jaylen Brown is 23 years old. Jayson Tatum is only 22. He’s actually younger that Payton Pritchard, Boston’s promising second round selection. Larry Bird at 22 was a senior at Indiana State leading the Sycamores to the NCAA championship game against Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans. I repeat, these Boston Celtics are a very young team   Here’s the bad news: Young teams don’t win NBA championships. Michael Jordan was 27 when he won his first title. His game needed maturity.  LeBron James was 27 the first time he won the Larry O’Brien trophy. LeBron needed to be surrounded by 2 other all-stars to bring out the best in his game.  Tim Duncan did win his first title at 22 but like Magic Johnson before him Duncan joined a team with an established star center still playing at an all-star level. Steph Curry was 26 when he won his first title. Dirk Nowitzki was 32 when he won his only champi...