Six NBA.com's writers are split on their picks for top-3 NBA teams in the East. But four-of-the-six chose the Boston Celtics as their Number-1 pick, while the other two picked the Milwaukee Bucks over Boston.
The discussion of the writers centered around the Celtics addition of Malcolm Brogdon and the return of the Bucks Kris Middleton as key determinants of the projected success of both teams (per NBA.com's Shaun Powell):
The Celtics found the solution to their main issue, a playmaking point guard in Malcolm Brogdon. He can help make Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown less mistake-prone and fresher in fourth quarters.
Milwaukee has the best player in the conference (if not all of basketball) and, we assume, a healthy Khris Middleton this time.
What is not mentioned in the NBA.com article is that the Celtics may very well have the deeper team. Brogdon certainly adds quality depth, and Al Horford, Rob Williams, Derrick White and Grant Williams will be joining Boston's core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart.
And who knows what surprises may come out of Boston's Training Camp. The off-season has lasted too long already!
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