Currently projected to pick 18th. That idea gave me so much anxiety earlier in the year, but once expectations around Tatum’s return shifted from “no chance” to “very likely”, it no longer felt like a wasted year to make the playoffs. They are looking better than expected without him. Fact that over the past 5 games they beat the Magic, Pistons, Cavs and Knicks and nearly beat the Wolves is a fairly notable. They suggests are Tatum + another move away from having a legit shot of making the Finals.
I’m not a sports better, but I’ve been tracking odds for the hell of it. It had been that $100 on the Celtics making the Finals would pay out $2700. It’s now down to $1300 (6th best odds in the East). $100 on them winning the finals dropped from $6600 to $5000. I’m not sure Vegas is really fully pricing in yet what might happen if Tatum comes back 85% as good as he was pre-injury and the Celtics move Simons + hauser + 1sts (38 mil outgoing) for another impact player.
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Currently projected to pick 18th. That idea gave me so much anxiety earlier in the year, but once expectations around Tatum’s return shifted from “no chance” to “very likely”, it no longer felt like a wasted year to make the playoffs. They are looking better than expected without him. Fact that over the past 5 games they beat the Magic, Pistons, Cavs and Knicks and nearly beat the Wolves is a fairly notable. They suggests are Tatum + another move away from having a legit shot of making the Finals.
I’m not a sports better, but I’ve been tracking odds for the hell of it. It had been that $100 on the Celtics making the Finals would pay out $2700. It’s now down to $1300 (6th best odds in the East). $100 on them winning the finals dropped from $6600 to $5000. I’m not sure Vegas is really fully pricing in yet what might happen if Tatum comes back 85% as good as he was pre-injury and the Celtics move Simons + hauser + 1sts (38 mil outgoing) for another impact player.
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CP3 to Boston Here We Go!!!
Isn’t it better to tank?
Tanking makes no sense to me. SUE ME