The NBA Season is fast approaching and today I will take a look at the Boston Celtics. According to the Boston Celtics 2016 NBA Betting Odds at Bodog Basketball, the Celtics have been listed at +10000 odds to win the NBA Title.
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Last year the Celtics did just enough to sneak into the playoffs , but it was a short lived trip as they were ousted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 4 straight games. Still it was a step in the right direction, as Brad Stevens has this team on the rise. Now it’s time for them to take the next step, but can they do it without a true super star?
The guard position looks very sound and deep with Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas all in the mix. The trio looked very good last year and all have big upsides. They also have Perry Jones, who they selected with the 28th overall pick in the draft and he should give them some solid depth at the position.
At one forward spot will be David Lee, who the Celts acquired in the offseason from Golden State, where he averaged just 7.9 ppg last year. He has a 14.7 ppg career average and has been project to put up around 18 ppg this year. He is a solid offensive addition to the team and also gives them a great defender as well. Also at forward is Evan Turner, who played all 82 games last year for Boston and should increase his scoring from the 9.5 ppg he put up last year.
Tyler Zeller returns as well and should have a very nice year at center, while Kelly Olynyk gives them some very valuable minutes off the bench. The Celts did loss Brandon Bass in the offseason, but have replaced him with Amir Johnson, who scored 9.3 ppg and grabbed 6.1 rpg for the Raptors last year.
The Celts will continue to be a team on the rise as Brad Stevens has done a very nice job of getting them back to the playoffs. This is a team that is really built to defend first and score later, much like his teams at Butler did. Defense does work as Memphis has shown, but at some point they will need to add a little punch to their offense. If this team had at least one superstar on it then they would be a very serious threat in the East, but they don’t so I will call for the steady rebuilding to continue with a very good shot at getting past the first round of the playoffs, but no further than that.
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