5 Best benches in the NBA right now

#2 Boston Celtics

Team USA's FIBA WC camp served the Celtics well.

With names like Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Enes Kanter and exciting rookie Carsen Edwards, the Boston Celtics have a solid foundation when it comes to production off the bench. Despite the loss of Terry Rozier and Al Horford, the Celtics front-office managed to keep their key pieces intact and build a side that looks stacked enough to dominate on both ends of the floor.

Moreover, Daniel Theis and Robert Williams III provide the much-needed spark in games when Coach Brad Stevens is looking towards his backups for help. The Celtics have won four of their first six games so far and look like promising Conference leaders in the near future.

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#3 New Orleans Pelicans

One of the youngest lineups assembled this year.

New Orleans Pelicans were handed a deep bag of young and sustainable talent during the Anthony Davis haul. A repository so skilled and promising, that if handled smartly, could turn out to be the future of the Western Conference. However, marred by the absence of rookie sensation Zion Williamson, the rest of the Pelicans have been utterly disappointing.

Currently, the Pelicans have Josh Hart, JJ Redick, Jahlil Okafor and rookie Jaxson Hayes taking care of the second unit duties. Considering the impact Zion can single-handedly have on the floor, there are huge upsides to this bench lineup for the Pelicans in the coming future.

Nickiel Alexander-Walker and Jaxson Hayes were both impressive during the summer league, while the rest of the names are highly capable of contributing in double-digit numbers. This team was 24th in terms of bench performance last season but is positively projected to make a notable leap this year.