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Dallas Mavericks writer: "I really hate that I like this Celtics team"

Sports fans in Boston totally realize that the current version of The Green is something special, but here come some quotes from a Dallas Mavericks writer who hates liking the Celtics 2022-23 entry into the NBA Sweepstakes:


"After all, they (Celtics) have a MVP candidate in Jayson Tatum. Tatum fans rightfully note he’s among one of the best scorers in the NBA. He’s an outstanding defender as well, making himself one of the premier two-way wings in a league where that position reigns supreme. He’s likely to be a fringe MVP player, the kind who gets discussed in podcasts but doesn’t make a real dent in the voting. 

Then there’s Jaylen Brown, one of the league’s most underpaid players relative to his on-court value and Marcus Smart is the skeleton key which makes it all work for Boston. Don’t agree on Smart being a sidekick? I get it. Al Horford is there, same with Derrick White, Robert Williams, and even Malcolm Brogdon. The Celtics are DEEP.

The wing-to-wing starter debate between Boston and Dallas clearly tilts the way of the Celtics, but Dorian Finney-Smith, Reggie Bullock, and Tim Hardaway are not slouches. It’s just that Boston’s got Tatum and Brown. They’re a go-to example for why it’s a wing-driven league.

The big man depth is a little more fun to consider, because it all hinges on what you think of Horford and Grant Williams. Robert Williams will be out to start the year and this could be quietly challenging for Boston. Grant Williams isn’t a traditional center and though Luke Kornet exists, I have a hard time envisioning him playing much with the rest of a very switchable roster.

I really hate that I like this Celtics team."


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