The St. Louis native would of course need to return to something very close to the player he was before he hurt his Achilles tendon for that to happen.

The Boston Celtics are expected to start Payton Pritchard and have Anfernee Simons come off the bench, per @GrantAfseth “The Boston Celtics appear poised to elevate Payton Pritchard into the starting lineup while using Anfernee Simons as a high-scoring option off the bench for… pic.twitter.com/M6FuG6MELu

The NBA Cup is back, and it'll be a good test for the Celtics, who are far from the team they used to be due to trades and injuries.