Boston Celtics front office drawing praise amid surprise start to season

Five reasons why Celtics have become surprise Eastern Conference contenders

Forget tanking. Disregard the “gap year” talk.

'Every single guy has something to prove': Bill Simmons tried to explain Celtics' positive start to the season

'Every single guy has something to prove': Bill Simmons tried to explain Celtics' positive start to the season

Boston Celtics front office drawing praise amid surprise start to season

The Celtics don’t have their best player in Jayson Tatum, but they’ve still been one of the top teams in the East to open the season. The C’s are riding high on a five-game winning streak to boost their record to 15-9, good for third in the conference.

Bill Simmons Explains How New-Look Celtics Are Overachieving

Coming into the season, expectations for the Boston Celtics were pretty muted. Not only had they lost a ton of talent over the summer, but they were also going to be without their best player, Jayson Tatum, for most of the season. Accordingly, many experts viewed the Celtics as a .500 team that might make the playoffs if things broke right. Nobody expected them to be a top contender in the Eastern Conference. And yet, that’s what they are. Throu…