Al Horford will be the one primarily responsible for filling Kristaps Porzingis’ shoes while the latter recovers from offseason leg surgery. But Porzingis’ absence — which is expected to stretch at least into December — also will require more prominent contributions from a handful of other Boston bigs.

Both Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis and team president Brad Stevens have expressed optimism about how the 29-year-old's ankle is recovering from surgery. Porzingis had s

Even though he won't be on the court with the Celtics at the start of the season, Porzingis is still held in high regard by analysts of the league.