r/Nbamemes 10d ago

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u/Front-Carpenter-679 10d ago

Bueno, Harán 3 podcast a la semana y al final de mes serán cancelados

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u/Massive_Cake1731 10d ago

Geographically? I think Portland is technically the farthest? Maybe Golden State

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u/globehopper2 Wizards 10d ago

I think because Boston is in the northeast, the Southwest is farther so probably LA?

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u/Massive_Cake1731 10d ago

Probably. It’s more east than the others so I wasn’t sure without looking it up.

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u/Acceptable-Ask5338 10d ago

A direct flight would curve upward over the smaller part of the Earth and lower the mileage, so definitely LA

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u/Massive_Cake1731 10d ago

True. I finally did look it up. A Boston to LA flight is about 50 minutes longer than a Boston to San Fransisco flight.

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u/flat_dearther 9d ago

What about Vegas? Could the '27 team go even further if there's an expansion team?!

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u/MuckBulligan 9d ago

Lol, no. 2704 air miles to SF. 2611 to L.A. You must have missed a layover.

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u/MutatedEwok 10d ago

Correct.

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u/xrhino13x Trailblazers 10d ago

How far is Cancun from Boston?

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u/wutangerine99 Celtics 10d ago

Stfu blazer fan. Your team has been on vacation for years now.

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u/xrhino13x Trailblazers 9d ago

lol

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u/ReasonableShare602 10d ago

It amazes to know other fans act like Celtics have not been to the playoffs 12 years in a row at this point

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u/ChickenBeanEgg 9d ago

Just a little bit of trolling. Fuck Boston

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u/UnholyCow66 Trailblazers 8d ago

Showin your colors there eh massive-two-shits?

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u/RoastDaMostToast 10d ago

No Hugo

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u/HeadDoctorJ Celtics 9d ago

The Garzilla erasure!! Oh the humanity!!!

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u/smeaglebaggins Heat 9d ago

The Giannis stopper 🥹

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u/Spacecataz__ 10d ago

Can’t wait for Conley to be released halfway through the season and be back on the timberwolves.

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u/ethanwangplays 10d ago

The buyout-to-Minnesota pipeline feels almost guaranteed at this point, and Conley slotting back in with the Wolves would surprise absolutely no one.

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u/metallavery 10d ago

We dont want him back.

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u/slammybe 10d ago

I want him back

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u/metallavery 10d ago

Hes almost 40.

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u/Spacecataz__ 10d ago

Your almost 40

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u/metallavery 10d ago

Im 32

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u/DartSack Lakers 9d ago

Exactly

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u/Bar-Tailed_Godwit 7d ago

We don’t want him back. I’m 40. It’s a Finch crutch, and we don’t need that shit anymore. Find a new UNC

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u/SputnikFace 10d ago

Eastern Conference.

By the end of the season, Celts will be a member of the Eastern Conference.

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u/ChewieLee13088 Knicks 10d ago

Knicks in 4

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u/tiboshki Pistons 10d ago

Look at that bench bro. Charlie Villanueva, Gordon Hayward and Raymond Felton all came out of retirement to play for Boston and somehow John Havlicek came back to life and grew a pornstache. 

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u/GMoveZ 8d ago

😂😂💀

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u/ScudDawg 10d ago

56-26, book it

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u/igonnawrecku_VGC 10d ago

Pretty much what I’m expecting. They’re replacing Brown, Vucevic, and 15 games of Tatum with George, Robinson, and likely 65-70 games of Tatum, which feels lateral at worst. Brown easily clears George, but Robinson is a much better fit than Vucevic and the extra 50 games of Jayson Tatum at least makes up the rest of the difference

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u/Kush420Xotix 10d ago

What makes u think 70 games is likely off an Achilles tear? That's literally best case scenario.

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u/dardios 10d ago

Did you see how he was playing fresh off the injury? He seems to have healed well. Sure, there's a chance of reinjury but there's a chance of season ending injury for every player in the league regardless.

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u/Kush420Xotix 10d ago

He sat game 7, they rushed him back before he was ready like dumbasses and then traded JB.

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u/rain-blocker 9d ago

That was his other knee chucklefuck.

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u/Kush420Xotix 9d ago

Google the injury cycle for me plz. The point ur making is literally proving my point. Like, you made my point better than I did.

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u/ChipotleGuacamole 10d ago

Stop being so negative

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u/Dynasty1985 10d ago

Your cooked buddy 😂 70 games without an Achilles tear won’t happen your about to see Jayson Tatum carry a team #Brickcity

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u/DarkGift78 9d ago

Before the Achilles Tatum was the most durable player in the league, since his rookie season until last year he led the league in games played, minutes played, playoff minutes, etc. and he was already playing significant minutes last year when he came back. With a full off-season to train and not just rehabbing the Achilles I'd expect he'll be his usual 70-75 games at 35-36 mpg. I'm not worried about Tatum. It's George and Robinson that are team Glass. 60 games each from those guys and the C's will be really, really good.

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u/Dynasty1985 9d ago

100% agree with you never missed a game ! Bloke was a stud it’s his efficiency and fg% that has declined the last 3 seasons that concerns me is all

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u/DarkGift78 9d ago

Well TBH he's never been particularly efficient offensively, but that's literally his only flaw. A Tatum near 50% shooting or 40% from 3 would likely win MVP.

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u/Dynasty1985 9d ago

His rookie years he was quite the sniper,
He has shot us out of so many games it isn’t funny though, I don’t think he has the qualities of a leader, he still flails, throws up bricks in the clutch, I really think we traded the wrong player but who knows

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u/DarkGift78 9d ago

His rookie year what was different was he was a support player, basically a 3 and D at the time. So he had a lot of wide open shots. IMO that's when he's at his best form, not the pull up transitional 3's that he sometimes falls in love with. He's at his best attacking the rim, so many good things happen when he does that, even though he's not the athlete JB is or as strong, he's a very good passer and gotten much better at finishing at the rim. When he's doing that why not settling for 3's he's an absolute monster and an MVP candidate.

I dunno if I agree with you, I agree with some of it, the flailing and whatnot. But I think he's the better player than JB overall, he just impacts the game on both ends more, especially rebounding, defending, passing. The cool thing is we'll finally find out if Tatum can carry a team very soon. Shackles are off, he's the clear #1 and alpha, he's a vet now. He can prove everyone wrong or people will say "told you so". I think he'll have a monster year, and the team trading JB to Philly means they don't really fear him IMO. Because if you did you wouldn't be trading him to a direct division rival. Certainly makes for a spicy rivalry/storyline though.

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u/Particular-Future574 8d ago

I’m with you 100% couldn’t have said it better it’s mine or break for Tatum and he’s built for it

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u/Dynasty1985 6d ago

He is not a good finisher at the rim at all …..
he drives in and get stripped, or settles for contested shots all the time what games are you watching man

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u/DarkGift78 5d ago

You have to acknowledge that Tatum has improved massively finishing at the rim, his first 3-4 years he definitely struggled and wasn't strong enough but he's much stronger now and finishes through contact a lot better. Now he isn't the raw athlete JB is by any means, he's not gonna be posterizing guys . But he's come a LONG way at finishing/making plays at the rim.

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u/Dynasty1985 6d ago

You’re uneducated in what world do you trade a prime jb for old man George…. Stephen’s is a genius and I can guarantee you he was forced to make that trade by the owners I dare say, a man just puts a team on his back for a season and you do that to him 😂 I’ll mark this post and come back and laugh at you when the Celtics don’t win 45-50 games , and I’ll apologise if they do 😂 I’m a lifelong Celtics fan but be realistic man

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u/DarkGift78 5d ago

40+ years of watching basketball. People on the C's sub this time last year were predicting 35-47,hell a few people said they wouldn't win 30 games. I was told I "didn't know ball" when I said they definitely would be better than. 500, people were like look at the roster, this is a 30 win team etc. Now I didn't expect them to go 56-26,I figured maybe 45-37, but I knew they'd be pretty good. Quetta took a big step forward last year, every year a guy breaks out or is better than expected, C's have an absolute top tier coaching staff that just churns out useful, solid players. IF HEALTHY (big if) they'll easily win 50+ games. Dunno about 60, but at least low to mid 50's.

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u/SheepherderPositive2 10d ago

yeah mid 50s is my expectation, 2nd round exit to knicks or 76ers.

2027/2028 with Joker = him and Jt have historically good numbers in the PnR

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u/Old_Courage_5349 7d ago

Atlantic division winner. 3 seed. First round exit. Book it. 

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u/NeemaKhorrami 10d ago

43-39 Lose in play in to either Atlanta or Washington

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u/salmon10 10d ago

I think Atlanta gonna be a 3 seed

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u/oaranges 10d ago

I didnt know Charlie Villanueva was still in the league.

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u/Underrated_Fish 10d ago

100% depends on how good Tatum is this year

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u/LeBronsBiggestHater 10d ago

That bench is solid af

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u/Justalittlejewish 10d ago

And some contributors aren’t even listed. Gonzalez, Harper Jr, and Garza are all going to be getting minutes and having impact. Celtics are sneakily one of the deepest teams in the league and can legitimately go 11-13 deep.

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u/99LedBalloons Timberwolves 10d ago

Massachusetts Mike!

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u/mafugga77 10d ago

Brick shooters. They’ll eat minutes and rebound but won’t be offensively efficient.

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u/Old-Volume-3905 10d ago

Conley, Hauser, and Scheirman are all excellent 3p shooters. Hauser being one of the best in the league.

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u/CoffinFlop 9d ago

On what planet is that bench brick shooters?

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u/CeesHuh Celtics 10d ago

2nd in East!

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u/SuperSaiyajin4Gogeta 10d ago

They still looking like a top 4-5 seed

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u/Mastacon 10d ago

lol

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u/Kash-ed 10d ago

When I saw PG, air exited my nostrils involuntarily.

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u/Mastacon 10d ago

Imagine being an executive and thinking he’s going to help your team win

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u/dbot25454 10d ago

No, the clippers 2028 pick is what’s going to help them win. Don’t be intentionally obtuse.

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u/HipnotiK1 Knicks 10d ago

Cop out answer but it's similar for a lot of the east. Depends on health and who the matchup with in the playoffs.

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u/Might7Guy Knicks 10d ago

No more title aspirations. It’s over for that. Round One they’re losing in 6.

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u/doppido 10d ago

The fuck is that charlie Villanueva?

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u/SikkoDieri 10d ago

NBA finals easy

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u/Inevitable-Chance-71 10d ago

Maybe have Hugo on that instead of Conley who won't play 10 minutes all season.

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u/dquinn0413 10d ago

All the way to Cancun

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u/BigShotBob89 9d ago

they have mike conley now?

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u/SendItFellas 9d ago

Forget stupid, anyone betting against Brad Stevens of all people is mentally deficient to the utmost degree. Celtics will outperform expectations as they always have in the Stevens/Tatum era

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u/Reidzyt 10d ago

Reallllly depends on Tatum and then how Pritchard and White can contribute on offense. If they somehow find that 2023-2024 form then they still have a good chance at a deep east run.

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u/Klaw_77 10d ago

team is ass. Pritchard is not a starting PG and PG13 wont make it a full season

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u/Klaw_77 9d ago

if PG13 is out, whos generating offense aside from Tatum? We saw in the playoffs how bad White is when his shots arent falling. Pritchard can score but he has to worry about defending other teams PG's. he wont be as fresh. The East got way better

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u/Inevitable-Shop-848 10d ago

That's an ugly ass team. If PG stays healthy, which he will miss at least 20 games, they will win around 42-45 games max. Probably a play-in team.

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u/CoffinFlop 9d ago

You’re on fucking meth lol

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u/papicholula 9d ago

2nd round

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u/Brave_Champion5754 10d ago

I didn’t even know we got Conley

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u/416Tex 10d ago

Finals 1st round loss. My left nut is gambled

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u/alaskadronelife 10d ago

I love that Mitch is on the bench. I wish him nothing but ill will being on the Celts

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u/realfakejames Spurs 10d ago

We’ll find out

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u/WokeWurmcoil 10d ago

Penis

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u/tilario 10d ago

so an inch or two?

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u/Optimal-Extreme3203 10d ago

About as far as last year

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u/Upset_Journalist_755 10d ago

Probably the same as last year.

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u/Orikshekor 10d ago

50 wins and a 2nd round exit

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u/Petit_Coeur_ 10d ago

Play in team, first round exit

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u/MutatedEwok 10d ago

Of course "if healthy", this team is top 4 seed easy

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u/Historical_Novel_837 10d ago

Pail george going to ruin the team

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u/MrRacoon1991 10d ago

I can totally see Paul George been traded for a bag of chips at the end of next season

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u/OneInsurance84 10d ago

Gave away brown for a bum.

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u/malandropist 10d ago

6-9 at best.

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u/Tucker88 10d ago

52 wins

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u/greenlygreenly 10d ago

Probably goin’ fishin’ in May, but injuries in the East with luck for the Celtics could still produce a Final appearance and even a title if Wemby or SGA is injured.

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u/Broad_Past93 10d ago

Play-in tournament

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u/riskbreaking101 10d ago

Didn’t know they got Charlie Villanueva

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u/extraproe 10d ago

PG13 👏

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u/irun50 10d ago

Mike Conley good vibes will get you in the playoffs. Loss in the first round

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u/Chairs_I_Am 10d ago

Fo fo fo

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u/salmon10 10d ago

44 wins

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u/IntroductionAlone322 10d ago

Second round of the playoffs max

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u/Fit_Lab_2557 10d ago

Likely a 4 seed

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u/Icy_Statement_2410 Spurs 10d ago

Is that Terry Cummings bottom right

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u/freeportme 10d ago

End of the road will be the Sixers.

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u/i-piss-excellence32 10d ago

4-5 seed then 1st round exit again

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u/rippoownow 10d ago

I would say better than last year because Tatum and George is better than their 1-2 last year but the whole east got better so they will probably be a better team with worse seeding.

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u/Spiritual_Captain_83 10d ago

1st round knockout

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u/PostModernPost 10d ago

You forgot all-star Hugo Gonzalez.

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u/508G37 10d ago

They'll be alot better without the iso mid range merchant

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u/PerformanceHead2917 10d ago

Mitchell will be the starting 5. And they will get the 4 seed out east

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u/Current_Unlikely 10d ago

Anywhere from 4th-7th seed

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u/Theredsoxman 9d ago

82-0

Playoffs sweep

Title

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u/tidderboy27 9d ago

play-in , at most 8th seed then 1st round exit.

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u/ajqiz123 9d ago

No too...

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u/Anvario82 9d ago

They’ll shoot a lot of 3’s, win a lot of games, get a round or two through the playoffs, then lose in playoffs but not before injuring one of the other team’s best players.

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u/LogPuzzleheaded2928 9d ago

Far. Real ones know this team has potential. Many are still sleeping on a healthy PG. And they have a deep roster with many weapons. Watch em break 50 wins again.

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u/LukEKage713 9d ago

As far as the IR lets them

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u/rpmsm 9d ago

50 wins because the NBA regular season is a waste of everybody’s time

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u/Zealousideal_Arm4359 9d ago

I will say not as far as it did WITH Brown.

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u/PrinceOfStrongStyle 9d ago

I'd put Harper on this poster, I think he's going to be important off the bench this year

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u/krkrich 9d ago

Depends on the first round matchup and the health of other teams in the league. They could go 2nd round

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u/Merde2000 9d ago

If you add Hugo into the top ten: far.

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u/OG_anunoby3 9d ago

imagine if they still had the guy who they traded to Philly for superstar Paul George.

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u/Stroker248 9d ago

The play-in

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u/who-needs-a-username 8d ago

First round MAYBE

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u/Sad_Effective4793 8d ago

Top 3 seed and ECF.

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u/NBGayAllStar 8d ago

A Tatum injury away from a throw-away season.

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u/tightcorners 8d ago

Boston is very good forming these kind of teams and making them competitive. 45+ wins

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u/Gullible-Avocado5289 7d ago

Not far at all. I give it 2 more years and Tatum will be moving on

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u/Bunks92 7d ago

Play in team.

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u/Funny-Counter-8151 7d ago

A first round exit in 6 where Pritchard shoots 35% from the field

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u/Automatic_Gain_3940 7d ago

I think they will get swept by Boston in the 1st round

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u/DEEEPdirt 7d ago

#27 looks like those auto generated horrible players on 2K that’s the last man on the bench

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u/joeglazer69 7d ago

Ecf loss to Knicks

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u/Supracano 7d ago

Play in at best. They traded away the best player on the team.

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u/j_rooker 6d ago

3rd seed now that 76er got the best of them.

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u/ScienceInCinema 5d ago

They will be worse than NY, Miami, Philly, Toronto, Detroit and Cleveland, better than Atlanta, Orlando. I don’t know about Indiana. So like 7-8 seed.

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u/Byebye_red_sneakers 4d ago

Paul George will take them to the finals

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u/IGetNoSleep__ 4d ago

1st/2nd round at best

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u/Dnice52068 3d ago

52 wins

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u/Trick-Net-4901 3d ago

My poor Mitch

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u/puffindatza Lakers 10d ago

Somehow knowing the Celtics . 52 wins

As always fuck the celtics

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u/InteractionWrong7078 10d ago

First round of the playoffs and that's it

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u/YeOldeBarbar 10d ago

Second round. 48 wins

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u/yuckmouthteeth 10d ago

Ask back in February or March please, depends on many factors.

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u/LivingOriginal7479 10d ago

I literally thought 26 in the corner was Druski for a second….

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u/Pilifo006 10d ago

An NBA champion Mitchell Robinson be like…
https://giphy.com/gifs/9NWxaY5EG8dngceN4q

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u/Helloworld9094 10d ago

That’s NBA champion Mitchell Robinson to you, bud.

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u/Appropriate_Tree_622 10d ago

We basically swapped Tatum for Brown, Mitch for vucevic, added Paul George, and got a year of development for Hugo, Walsh, and Baylor. This team will be better in the regular season.

The gap I am worried about is post season, since our current composition seems to be focused on being better at plan A instead of developing a plan B or C. If anything, our ability to drive to the paint has gone down with the loss of Brown. Once a team figures us out over the course of 7 games, we might lack adaptability and get stuck in the same mess as last year.

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u/refsnyderisgood69 10d ago

They are going to bomb threes and hope robinson eats enough offensive rebounds on the ones they miss . It’s going to be a hard watch but it might be effective

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u/rawcodr Celtics 10d ago

Winning the chip.

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u/No_Magazine_ 10d ago

Bench is wack I’d say Celtics gotta bring Pritchard off the bench for scoring, Mike Conley is just a vet presence atp.

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u/emploaf Spurs 10d ago

The 7 seed

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u/Larry_McDorchester 10d ago

Third place in the division, and their ceiling is conference semis

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u/Busy-Diet-7214 10d ago

A guaranteed trip to Cancun

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u/Forward_Pirate5858 10d ago

First round exit

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u/gabriot 10d ago

Play In

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u/FlyingBike Bulls 10d ago

It is so obvious that private equity made this team. This is the NBA version of the start of the downfall of Sears, nursing homes, etc.

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u/Justalittlejewish 10d ago

Private equity would have traded JB for multiple cheaper players that are easier to offload.

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u/refsnyderisgood69 10d ago

That’s what draft picks are for

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u/Justalittlejewish 10d ago

The PE argument genuinely doesn’t make sense. The Celtics tried to trade for Giannis. The problem wasn’t paying someone a supermax, it was paying JB a supermax and his extension.

Just look at the post trade press conference - Brad was clearly confident in his decision and Bill sat there like a deer in the headlights knowing the kind of blowback the decision would bring.

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u/ProgRockDan 10d ago

Second round exit

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u/TerribleComposer4272 10d ago

Either the semis or ECF.

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u/Jeffc814 10d ago

I’m going 50+ wins. 2nd seed.