Boston Celtics

Which Boston Celtic is most likely to underachieve?

Published Aug. 28, 2015 12:33 p.m. ET

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The Boston Celtics have high expectations this season, but that doesn't mean every player on the team will live up to them on an individual level.

Here's a look at a few players who could fall short and disappoint in the 2015-16 season, including James Young, who had a wildly discouraging go at the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas Summer Leagues.

Here's the consensus from ESPN's Celtics summer forecast series:

"Our 16-member panel responded with six names, but it was second-year swingman James Young who topped the polling, appearing on 43.8 percent of the ballots. Offseason acquisition David Lee (25 percent) placed second, while Avery Bradley was behind him at 12.5 percent. Amir Johnson, Jae Crowder, and Jared Sullinger tied at 6.3 percent of the vote. This writer's thoughts? While I understand that Young is an easy target, it seems unfair to suggest that a player with 332 minutes of NBA floor time could possibly underachieve. Yes, there's expectations based on his draft spot (17th overall last year) and his perceived potential. But after a lackluster and injury-deterred summer league performance, I'd make the case that Young has among the lowest expectations on the team entering the season, making it even more difficult for him to be dubbed the biggest underachiever."

That's a fair assessment. How can someone underachieve who nobody expects much from in the first place? But someone the Celtics do expect to shine is Kelly Olynyk, who in his third season needs to show he's worth more than 30 minutes of playing time every night.

If Olynyk shows no improvement on defense and/or can't bring up his scoring average, the Celtics might be in a little bit of trouble.

(h/t: ESPN)