To truly be a contender for an NBA title in a given season, a club needs to be among the very best in the league and have a fair amount of luck to get to the finals without an injury to a key player.
With the league at the end of the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics find themselves among the elite teams. They hold a top-two spot in the Eastern Conference and have a healthy roster. For this reason, the Celtics have made ESPN senior analyst Stephen A. Smith’s top five teams.
Dubbed “Stephen’s A List of the Top” by the man himself, you will need to watch the clip we have embedded below to hear where Smith has Boston slated to close out the season.
Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ
