Boston Celtics NBA Preview, Odds & Recap

Boston Celtics 2017 Preview - Odds, Draft and Recap

August 2017

Odds to win NBA Championship: 10/1

Odds to win NBA Eastern Conference: 5/2

Odds to win NBA Atlantic Division: 4/15

TD Garden - Boston, MA

The Boston Celtics steady ascension continues under general manager Danny Ainge and head coach Brad Stevens. There are great expectations in Boston this year that they can at least overcome LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and win the NBA Eastern conference this year. And as it looks the lines makers and handicappers in Vegas think that Boston at 2/3 odds has made strides but will still lose to Cleveland at 2/3 in the Conference finals.

The Celtics did win the NBA Atlantic division and get to the Eastern conference finals with a record of 53-29 but the Celtics might not have been as good as their record considering the fact that they did play an easy schedule within the Atlantic conference and feast on the Knicks, Nets and 76ers. Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics continue to reap the draft benefits of the Brooklyn Nets fleecing of GM Billy King by Danny Ainge in the Paul Pierce deal. Incidentally Paul pierce retired a Celtic last week and they are setting up a date for his number to be retired this season at TD Garden.

This past draft the Boston Celtics and GM Danny Ainge had four of the top 56 draft picks taking with the third overall (F) Jason Tatum out of Duke. With the #37 overall pick the Celtics selected (SF) Semi Ojeleye out of SMU. Next the Celtics took (SG) Kadeem Allen with the 53rd overall pick out of Arizona, and with the 56th overall pick Boston selected Jabari Bird (SG) from Arizona. Coincidentally due to Celtics excellent depth Bird just signed a two way contract to go to the G league but is eligible to play 45 games on the Celtics roster this year. He did this knowing that they wouldn't be very much playing time for him. As for transactions the Celtics signed free agent small forward Gordon Hayward to a four year contract to be their starting Small Forward and reuniting him with his coach at Butler Brad Stevens. Danny Ainge also traded Avery Bradley to the Pistons for Marcus Morris and Detroit’s second round pick in the 2019 NBA draft.

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