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Jones & Keefe: What are the expectations for the Celtics next season?
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00:00
What's your expectation for the Celtics without Jason Tatum this upcoming season?
00:05
So I definitely think that they have to figure something out more with the center position.
00:10
Like, having this as the setup for your bigs is very stressful to me.
00:15
And I really thought that they would at least have Luke Cornett as some kind of stopgap there
00:18
while they figured the situation out, and now that's not going to happen.
00:22
I'm not that confident with the Horford situation with him coming back here.
00:25
And I don't even know if that makes sense with the timeline of what contract that he wants.
00:30
His age, Tatum being out for a year.
00:32
All that to say, I see them as like a sixth or seventh seed.
00:35
I see them as a first-round playoff team.
00:38
Maybe they get bounced in the first round.
00:40
Maybe they have a lot of momentum.
00:42
They follow the lead of Jalen Brown, and they turn into like this very physical, feisty, defensively-based team.
00:49
And they get a nice, easy, soft seed that's higher than them but hasn't really earned it.
00:55
And they get through to the second round.
00:57
Beyond that, I don't think these are going to be like the IT-bridgy teams or anything like that.
01:02
I think they're going to be an early playoff round team.
01:04
So, not to nitpick, there is a big difference between six and seven, right?
01:07
Because you're either out of the play-in or in the play-in.
01:09
Yeah.
01:10
You know, I guess I'd have to see it.
01:12
If they're the sixth seed but they win 46 games and, you know, they're scrappy, then that's probably roughly what I'm talking about.
01:20
I think they should win 50-ish.
01:22
Really?
01:22
I think they should be a top-four seed.
01:24
Because the East is weak.
01:25
Yeah.
01:25
And just look at a team like the Pacers.
01:27
The Pacers last year were the fourth seed.
01:30
I think every team over 500 in the East last year was a top-six seed.
01:35
So, they would have avoided the play-in.
01:36
Orlando was exactly 500, the seventh seed off the top of my head.
01:40
Indiana won 50 games.
01:41
They were the fourth seed last year.
01:42
I think right now, you're not as deep as Indiana.
01:46
But I think top-end talent-wise, you're better than Indiana right now.
01:49
And they were in the NBA Finals.
01:50
They won 50 games.
01:51
They were a top-four seed.
01:52
So, you do need to fill out your front court.
01:55
But I don't think you need to do anything drastic to be that in the East next year.
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