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With Jaylen Brown surging, the Boston Celtics are a serious threat to win the East. Would trading for Giannis make them a threat to win it all? Maybe. But if it took Brown … things get very interesting.
Welcome to another edition of Tom’s Title Tiers! A reminder: This is my subjective list based largely on objective data. This is not a pure, analytical ranking. You’re here because you want to know what I think, to get inside my brain a little bit. Consider this a weekly report of what I see on film; what I glean from the numbers; what I hear on the phone; what I read in the news; what I feel.
This week’s featured squad: the Boston Celtics.
A reminder that teams are listed within each tier in alphabetical order, not in order of strength. Here’s a quick rundown of each tier:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a complete team, no notes.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Just missing that one thing.⭐️⭐️⭐️ One move away from being one move away.⭐️⭐️ So much has to break right.⭐️ Sooo you’re saying there’s a chance.
Should the Boston Celtics go all-in for Giannis? What do we do with the Jokic-less Nuggets? After the weekend beatdown, are the Sixers in the same tier as the Knicks?
Let’s get to it.
Statistical data updated through 9 pm ET Sunday night.
This is a complete team, no notes.
Last week’s rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Record: 30-5 | 118.6 aORtg (5th), 106.4 aDRtg (1st), +12.2 aNet (1st)
Check out last month’s post about OKC’s clutch supremacy!
Just missing that one thing.