Right here’s how the NBA’s new relaxation coverage will have an effect on the Celtics

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The NBA’s Board of Governors permitted a brand new coverage that can restrict the quantity of relaxation groups can provide sure gamers.

The NBA‘s Board of Governors permitted the Participant Participation Coverage on Wednesday, a model new algorithm that dictate how usually groups can relaxation sure gamers.

Beneath these new guidelines, groups can’t relaxation multiple star participant in the identical recreation and should play all of their stars for nationally televised video games and matchups for the In-Season Event. As well as, groups might not “shut down” a star participant for a long-term interval, they usually should “preserve a steadiness” between a participant’s residence recreation absences and away recreation absences. In the event that they do select to relaxation a star participant, that participant should be at that recreation and “seen to followers.”

The NBA lists a couple of exceptions to those guidelines, equivalent to if a participant is unable to carry out resulting from damage or private causes. Pre-approved back-to-back restrictions may also be given to gamers of a sure age and people with a historical past of great damage.

These new guidelines can be an enormous change for coaches, followers, and the NBA’s greatest gamers. However how do they have an effect on the Boston Celtics? In response to a press launch the NBA despatched out on Wednesday, the NBA defines a “star” as any participant who made an All-Star workforce or All-NBA workforce within the final three seasons, in addition to any participant chosen to the All-Star recreation that season. The one two Celtics that match this definition are Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. 

Neither Tatum nor Brown has had any vital considerations with needing relaxation. Each gamers go well with up in practically each recreation they’re bodily ready to take action. Tatum has even mentioned publicly on a number of events that he doesn’t imagine in sitting out video games.

“That’s not what the very best gamers do,” Tatum mentioned at a Nike EBYL camp in July. “Compete, play basketball, don’t take it for [expletive] granted.”

These guidelines won’t change something concerning the availability of Tatum or Brown. The Celtics that will profit from extra relaxation are members of their supporting solid. Kristaps Porzingis and Robert Williams III are each inclined to accidents, and it’s unclear whether or not or not Malcolm Brogdon’s elbow damage from final yr’s playoffs will impression his efficiency or availability subsequent season. Because of this these new guidelines would threat including additional harm to their our bodies. 

Happily for the Celtics, these gamers are protected from the NBA’s new guidelines. Porzingis will not be thought of a “star” by the league, as he made his solely all-star look in 2018, greater than three years in the past. No different participant on Boston’s present roster has ever made an All-Star Sport besides Al Horford, whose most up-to-date look was additionally in 2018.

Nonetheless, these gamers could be affected if any of them makes the 2024 NBA All-Star Sport. In the event that they do, they might be thought of a “star.” The NBA might have a look at the prolonged damage historical past of Porzingis or Williams and decide that’s sufficient to permit them sure exceptions, however that’s not a assure. For now, none of these gamers can be impacted by the brand new guidelines, which signifies that this coverage ought to have a miniscule impact, if any, on the 2023-24 Boston Celtics.