Bill Simmons outlined the current Celtics’ blueprint: Despite jettisoning starters and key players in the offseason, and dealing with the ongoing process of Jayson Tatum rehabbing a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Celtics are surprisingly competitive so far in the 2025-26 NBA season.
Though experts weren’t exactly predicting a last place finish, the team’s current status as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, while still tenuous, is testament to an unexpectedly quality start to the season.
This has recently become more of a topic for NBA analysts and commentators amid Boston’s five-game winning streak.