Wrapped within Zach Lowe's latest podcast for ESPN is the revelation that the Boston Celtics may be planning to start Al Horford at the center position.

Lowe's whole podcast episode, a conversation with Bleacher Report's Howard Beck, is well worth a listen. The two go deep on the Celtics' acquisition of Kyrie Irving, offering valuable perspective on the addition. Lowe offered the tidbit about Horford during the chat.

"I do think they're going to start Horford at center, which is interesting," Lowe said. "I think organizationally, that's the way they're leaning."

Horford mostly started at power forward last season, but was unleashed as a small-ball center -- to wonderful effect -- during the playoffs. Though rebounding could be an issue with Horford in the middle, his shooting, playmaking and mobility at the center position will make Boston a nightmare to defend, and the team has added perimeter size to help on the glass.

The other option will be to start a more traditional center like Aron Baynes. That would keep Horford away from some of the inside banging, but, in a lot of ways, his job's easier when he plays center. We saw it against Marcin Gortat and Robin Lopez in the playoffs -- big guys will outmuscle Horford to some rebounds, but have a damn tough time closing out to him on the perimeter.

Assuming Horford does start at center, Marcus Morris would be a prime candidate to start alongside him in the frontcourt, with Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward locks on the perimeter. That would leave one slot open for a guard, perhaps Marcus Smart or Jaylen Brown, alongside Irving. The Celtics have always liked Smart's energy off the bench, but, in his fourth season, the time might be now for him to join the first unit. Or maybe he'll stay in the second unit, Brad Stevens will stagger Hayward and Irving's minutes, and Boston will go with some switch-everything bench groups that include Smart, Hayward, Jayson Tatum and, say, Semi Ojeleye or Guerschon Yabusele.

The Celtics lost some of their malleability after trading Jae Crowder to the Cavaliers, but still have versatile, talented players up and down the roster. Stevens should have a blast coaching this group, at least when he's not experiencing headaches from trying to mix in so many new guys.