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The Boston Celtics will enter the 2024-25 season not only as the reigning champions but also with good odds of winning another title. Celtics alum Kenny Anderson insinuated that they would repeat as champions in 2024-25.
Anderson posted the following on his X account on August 6.
“My Celtics will win again, and my guy ALL Ball TV will be mad,” Anderson wrote, referring to a YouTube channel.
My @celtics will win again, and my guy @AllBall_TV will be mad 😠, 😆 🤣
The Celtics have retained their championship core during the NBA offseason. They will start the 2024-25 season without Kristaps Porzingis after he had ankle surgery, but he is expected to be back as early as Thanksgiving, according to 98.5 The Sports Hub.
Anderson played for the Celtics from 1998 to 2002. As their starting point guard, Anderson helped the Celtics reach the Eastern Conference finals in 2002, their first since 1988.
During that exact same run, Anderson helped the Celtics make one of the most miraculous playoff comebacks in NBA history, a 26-point comeback in Game 3 of the conference finals against the New Jersey Nets. With the Celtics leading 91-90, Anderson’s steal with 32.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter helped the seal the win. The Nets would go on to win the series 4-2.
The Nets originally selected Anderson No. 2 in the 1992 NBA Draft, and he made the All-Star team in 1994. He no longer played at an All-Star level when he arrived in Boston, but he helped take the Celtics to levels not seen since the Larry Bird days.
Kenny Anderson Continues to Support Celtics
Though Anderson played for five more teams after his four and a half seasons as a Celtic, they still hold a place for him in his heart. Though he also supports the Nets and Trail Blazers, Anderson never holds back when he roots for the Celtics.
@celtics All Day, great year !! Champions 🏆
Anderson shouted out Boston when they won the championship on June 18.
@celtics 2024 Champion 🏆 job well done 👏
Anderson did not join the Celtics bandwagon. Even before they won the championship, he showed that he still has close ties to the team.
I went to game 1 in Boston, and it was great! @celtics
He’s even openly wondered how his career would have turned out had he played his entire career for them.
I played for the @celtics 5 years out of 14, and I love it there and i wonder how it would have been playing there for 14 years
Even if Anderson never made any All-Star teams in Boston, he is a player who helped make good memories for the Celtics. Those are memories that he clearly still cherishes, even if it’s been over two decades since he last played for them.
Is Kenny Anderson Right About the Celtics?
While the Celtics have kept the core the same after winning the title, plenty of additions have been made during the 2024 NBA offseason, including extending superstar Jayson Tatum.
Teams want to avoid the NBA’s second tax apron because they are afraid of the penalties that come with them. The reason is because they don’t know if they have enough to win a title. The Celtics are more than happy to because they have a proven winning formula and they have a pretty big window to win more.
With the cap expected to rise in the coming years, teams will likely spend more in the future, but because they don’t know if they can beat the Celtics as constructed, that could pave the way for a repeat title in 2025.
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Ex-Celtic, Former No. 2 Pick Predicts Boston Will Win Another Title