The east belongs to the Celtics until proven otherwise, their direct rivals aren’t even good as them
Knicks :Randle is out and done for the year because of a serious shoulder injury
And og anunoby is unreliable because he is so injury prone and can hurt himself at any moment
Bucks are pretenders
Magic is too Young and inexperienced(and they lack shooters)
Cavaliers are just a regular season squad
Sixers disappoint and choke every year
Heat is worse than last year and lacks bench and three point shooting(shooters)
Boston is damn near the ideal superteam: star power with no compromises to their structure + the right balance of youth and vets. Whereas MIL/PHX is more of the outdated/flawed versions on some 1997 Rockets ish.
I say damn near bc the Celtics' don't actually have "superstars" in the sense of Shaq/Kobe, Bron/Wade, Steph/KD, etc. Not that Tatum/Brown need to be but the only reason ppl still have a wait and see approach is bc we've seen how volatile their performances can be in the post-season.
What's crazy is advanced stats would point to Porzingis as their p4p best player this season: 20/7/2/2 on 52/38/85 playing 6 less minutes than Tatum and taking 6 less shots. And he's only 28 years old (1-year older than Jaylen) despite being in the league forever...
..meaning if Boston stops getting in their own way and wins the championship this year, they could run the table at least in the East for the foreseeable future.