The scariest part of this Celtics team is ______? | NBA Today

[@martinalbert29]

For me it’s that Tatum and Brown are just entering their prime. 26 and 27 years old. So their trajectory will be going up over the next 4-5 years. That’s a scary thought.

[@lawlor2925]

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[@jasonking971]

I love it. Was driving me nuts that people thought they needed to be separated a couple years ago.

[@carlocalingasan998]

Steve Kerr disagrees.

[@jlight191]

KP hasn't played yet, that's the scariest part

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

Yeah their paint defense has been terrible this season, they could use his presence there.

[@toddshaw9441]

Wit porzingis they're UNSTOPPABLE

[@chumaifezue4896]

Real talk 🗣 💯 💪🏿

[@Kemet3.0]

Wow, are you guys serious? Boston won by just 3 points while playing their best basketball, and the Cavs weren’t even at full strength and didn't play their best? Let’s not forget the Cavs were missing three key rotation players-the very guys who would’ve been guarding Tatum and Brown. Even with that, Cleveland’s third-string bench outplayed Boston! Now, I can’t wait to see what happens when the Cavs face Boston in Cleveland. Shoutout to Kenny for building an incredible bench. The Cavs’ backups-Merritt, Porter, and Jerome-are third-string players, and they still dominated the Celtics. Imagine what the full squad will do! I'm sorry ,Boston played their best game shooting and Cavs didn't wait until you come to Cleveland. I bet you Cavs win by more than 10?

[@The_Real_Kal-El]

@@Kemet3.0😂 feel how you must

[@nicholaseaster58]

If you put Perk’s brain in a bird, it would fly backwards.

[@areyoukittenme9937]

🤣

[@lddecamps]

😂😂😂😂 best comment

[@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697]

Scariest part is that everyone thinks cause they been making the playoffs for years they old but JT and JB just hit their prime. PP is turning into this generation JJ reddick, and porzingis hasn’t even played yet!!! We won the chip last year basically without him. That’s before you mention the best defensive backcourt in the league, jrue and d.white…. Who both can also shoot and are 3 level scorers… Celtics are NASTY!!!! If they keep this team they will win chips or atleast compete for them for the next 5 years at least!!!!!! Only gripe is we NEED to do something to get Marcus smart back 😢 he deserves a chip with us… such a shame. Also just because I’ll never forgive the Celtics for this… Isaiah Thomas… iykyk. Scoop him up let him get a ring atleast.

[@T123gn]

😂

[@dragonslayerthegod9284]

@@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697my only gripe with you friend is you’re the Nostalgia fan … sorry , we don’t need to add Marcus Smart, We don’t need to Trade for Rob Williams back , We don’t owe Isiah a veterans minimum off the bench for a ring chasing mission lol This team is Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown …. Nothing else has worked like they have , and thus , we need to move on and focus on what makes them better . Go Celtics ☘️

[@Willthethrill478]

The scariest part of this team is the youth of their superstars. They are the 9th oldest team but bc of one Al Horford who’ll be 39 by end of season. And if you took him and a 34yr old Holiday off the roster they’d be one of the youngest. Great mix of youth and experience on this team.

[@huckleberry12]

DWhite is the fucking man!

[@chumaifezue4896]

HIM

[@tn2007]

My glorious pookie bear D White is so inspirational

[@EthanHarris795]

I am shocked when Derrick White doesn't do something right on the floor. I have just come to expect greatness from him.

[@steppababynupe]

Celtics so tough man. If they repeat they gotta go in that conversation

[@harveyworld2372]

If that happens they will be come legends early too that’s real scary

[@lougonzalez8065]

Tbh if Kristaps is healthy for all playoff games it’s a wrap . Easy back to back champions

[@steppababynupe]

@lougonzalez8065 facts bro

[@ytdgreat]

malika drawing the logo is the best thing in this video

[@lurkintomgaming397]

They’re very experienced and young

[@Zp0423]

all of these should literally just say KP because that's the scariest part is that without him they are a contender, with him they are a contender heavy favorite

[@josephrafferty6763]

They’re the favorite without him. They’re the heavy favorites with him.

[@masstarvation]

They are not even playing to their fullest potential. Jaylen Brown missed 4 or 5 games. KP hasn't suited up yet. Imagine what would happen when these guys finally go back to their championship form last year. It's gonna be back2back

[@Ricardo_24]

“We got the Ds”😂😂😂😂😂

[@FreshSocx617]

Boston going back to back

[@jzhotaenahckohndae7459]

“Go head and crack that.” 😂

[@eddyfheff4810]

Let’s go Celtics ☘️💍🍾🦆🚤

[@thesportsrealist]

scariest part is they can win against anyone without KP

[@zikemdg]

What makes them scary? The same thing they're saying is destroying the league. 50 three attempts per game.

[@kamarporter6099]

Shut up you a hater they make threes inside lay ups dunks 2 point shots play defense read the game well !! You are an ultimate hater talking about destroying the league

[@IAM-DONELL]

lol no it’s not. I love watching the ball spray around to any and everyone who is open. Thats a lot better than the old nba iso ball. 1 versus 5 defenders. Celtics can’t help they’ve found a team full of sharp shooters. Other teams could’ve signed every play that Boston currently has on the roster but they didn’t. Scariest part of the Celtics is the GM

[@notmyname9625]

@@IAM-DONELLnot to mention i think playing that style of basketball brings out the defense and just overall physicality of the sport since teams have to always be that much more alert to defend against all options and can never afford to relent on the pressure against a team like that. Maybe it’s just cuz we got a target on our backs being champions too but i swear this year has been the most physical basketball i’ve seen in a long time and i think the style of basketball we play does have something to do with that.

[@TheWaveGod86]

But when Steph curry and Klay was banging 3 after 3 y’all wasn’t saying anything 😂 cope harder cry baby

[@__-fn7nx]

This is just the argument people make when they realise their team can’t compete

[@JoeyHuman]

elite drawing skills

[@John-yl9gw]

Long time fan, since Larry bird came into the league, that team was bananas, but this team now, is the best celtics team in history, better then the teams from the early 2000s proved ne wrong

[@james_senpai]

I understood nothing Malika said in the start

[@user-zu5cw5bc3w]

Cavs in a good spot going forward. The clock is ticking on the current version of the Celtics. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement rules and Boston entering the Repeater luxury tax brackets starting next season will bring an abrupt end to this current Celtics dynasty. The Celtics have paid the luxury tax last two seasons and will pay again at the end of this season. Paying the luxury tax 3 straight season will trigger the Repeat offender luxury tax penalty which will be due to be paid at the end of next year the 2025-2026 season. Currently for the 2025-26 season the Celtics have a total committed salary of $225,514,138 for only 11 players. Next year the Celtics will have to fill out the remaining 4 roster spots and be hamstringed in doing so by the fact they are going to be a perpetual Second Apron team going forward. The only moves a second apron team can make to improve their team are the following: they can resign their own free agents; they can sign their own draft picks, and they can sign new players to only the veteran minimum salary. That's it. They can't sign free agents with a Mid-Level exception or Biannual exception. If they make a trade, they can't take back more than 100% salary matching in the trade. They also can't combine multiple outgoing salaries in any trade. In other words, the only trade they can make is where the Celtics are sending out one player and bringing back one or more players where the combined incoming salary is less than the one outgoing players salary. Also, because they are above the first apron they are not allowed to sign a buyout player that was being paid more than the 12.9-million-dollar non-taxpayer mid-level exception this season prior to being bought out. As I said earlier, the Celtics have $225,514,138 committed to 11 players next year. I imagine they will resign Horford (if he doesn't rupture one of his 38-year-old Achilles tendons before then) to another one-year deal. They'll have a late first round pick in 2025 that they will sign, and they will either resign Jaden Springer or let him go and sign someone else to a vet min deal. Their 15th roster spot will probably remain open until Feb or March 2026 when they sign a buyout player. I project that the total cost for their player roster for the 2025-26 season will be approximately $241,000,000 (if they bring back Horford). I did the math on this payroll number using this year's Repeater luxury tax brackets and came up with a tax bill for next season of $263,000,000. Add that tax penalty to their players' salaries and it comes out to $504,000,000 dollars total cost to put their team on the court next year 2025-26. Yes, that was over a half BILLION with a B! Keep in mind that current Celtics majority owner Wyc Grousbeck only has a total net worth of about $400,000,000. Maybe this is why he's looking to sell the team. The Celtics have additional minority owners but in business the majority owner typically pays a majority of the expense. In the present-day NBA, you just can't pay two players on the same team 300-million-dollar contracts like Tatum and Brown are going to be getting. The Celtics will be forced to bust the team up. This is all simple mathematics.

[@theman9048]

Cavs vs celtics will be a great series

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

Cavs couldn't even keep up with the Celtics. Refs had to bail them out at every turn. Once again, everybody can't let go of the fact the Cavs were playing mediocre teams and ran into reality once they faced the Celtics. People love to overrate regular season success

[@theman9048]

@2Good2BeTrue45 nah u just a Homer who can't be objective

[@nelsonbermudez8273]

​@@2Good2BeTrue45you actually believe that? Lol

[@josephrafferty6763]

@@nelsonbermudez8273anyone who watched that game knows the refs helped Cleveland get back in it. The Cavs are the clear biggest threat to Boston in the East, but they’re not on Boston’s level in any way.

[@kenny2553]

Scariest thing is the crazy help they get from refs

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Using Porzingis in my 2k franchise mode is the best.

[@jtbws1354]

The Scariest Part Of This Celtics Team Is Their Experience

[@carlocalingasan998]

The scariest part is if the celtics dont win a crown in the next 2 years, they will wait for another 20 years until Wemby retires.

[@Pokemon-maestro]

Parkins is right The squad is stacked

[@m.ste84]

3:49 why is she on the show?

[@Rickfort67]

Cuz she’s the host?

[@natarajanb1905]

Irrespective of Celtics current standing I would still try to trade Kornet and try to get Jonas Val by Feb trade deadline to strengthen the 5. JV is on a team friendly contract and he can be locked up for the next 2 seasons and as Al is on his last season JV will serve well for the next 2 seasons . Wiz are going to unload him in Jan-Feb and Lakers & Warriors are going to go hard after him, better he plays for the Celtics than your opponent in the finals.

[@George-gf5xs]

That they play like a TEAM

[@ricosmith7033]

KP haven’t played yet nd I don’t think after that first game Boston has played Boston basketball that scary

[@shawnmarques7117]

Also Hornets coach needs to be fired for taking out Melo Ball.

[@mryankee3566]

Best 2 wings in their primes done deal

[@calixvss]

Will be here when the Celtics will brick their way with these 3s out the playoffs

[@ryanyablonski2144]

We been holding the recipts and wold championship trophy ever sice u guys said that last year

[@brendonrodriguez8343]

Lmao they shoot less threes in the playoffs. They barely even running offensive sets in the regular season

[@paulostatic8497]

Just like last playoffs right?

[@shawnmarques7117]

Boston will be unbeatable with KP

[@bigred0079]

This is Lamelo fourth year with the club where's the development.

[@mylifenotasliz]

The hornets on espn? wow

[@lunamiitv]

So our starters put the most up on the league by far and this man perk says it’s the bench lmao man listen

[@mannydaprofit2869]

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@Danny00732]

Malika can get it though.

[@trusoule365]

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[@SOURJDADDY]

EVERYTHING! RESPECT US! YALL TATUM/CELTICS HATERS IN FOR A LONG SEASON

[@Buffbison55]

More like the scariest part of the cavs… we almost a quarter way into the season and they haven’t lost… wtf is this take

[@curtislinden9297]

You wrote this a day after the cavs lost to the Celtics and wanna act informed?

[@earthandwater9011]

But what's scary if the Cavs had the Celtic in the beginning they wouldnt be in the lead

[@Buffbison55]

@@curtislinden9297 you right some of us have important jobs not bumming around at footlocker

[@morebluntmorecunt1725]

​@@earthandwater9011 sky is blue, water is wet. What a dumb logic.

[@IAM-DONELL]

This take is reality. No one fears the cavs. They got 2 guys and garland gone have trouble against big guards. They’re good but not a championship level team clearly

[@jayroman881]

3 words no kp

[@Tomekkplk]

4:07-4:09 Look at Malika's lips. That's the scariest part.

[@oscarcolon7296]

Tatum is such a sellout

[@QRT1468wu]

@@oscarcolon7296 how so?

[@nelsonbermudez8273]

They aint scary. Lol

[@paulostatic8497]

Who's scared of the defending champs?

[@Kemet3.0]

Are you serious? Boston barely won by 3 points while playing their best basketball, and the Cavs weren’t even at full strength. They were missing three key rotation players-the ones who would’ve been guarding Tatum and Brown. Yet, Cleveland’s third-string bench still outplayed Boston! It’s hilarious because the Cavs had their deepest backups on the floor and still held their own. I can’t wait to see what happens when the Cavs face Boston in Cleveland. Big credit to Kenny for building such a strong bench. Merritt, Porter, and Jerome-third-stringers-dominated the Celtics. Just imagine what the full squad will do! If you don’t see what Kenny’s doing, you’re missing it. Getting the bench ready for high-level games now means he’s cooking up something serious for Boston. I see it already based on who he started!

[@tn2007]

You clearly don’t watch Boston. This was FAR from their best basketball. They had some good moments in the game but their defense in the paint suffered tremendously which allowed the Cavs to get back in the game

[@kennn30]

How was this their best basketball without their 3rd best player? I feel like a lot of people forget how good this Boston team is with Kristaps, their paint defense is elite with him. You know how many points Cleveland scored in the paint? 60. More than half their points came from the paint while only a quarter of them came from the three point line. Last season Boston was the 2nd best paint defense behind Minnesota, right now they're only the 16th best paint defense, you think Cleveland is shooting 63% in the paint with Kristaps there? The Cavs weren't healthy either but don't brush off Kristaps impact like that.

[@yungtj100]

Cry me a river. Cavs got a reminder who’s the king around here. Spanked dat ass just like the post season

[@thekingbradable]

Quick to mention the Cavs missing 3 rotation players, but conveniently leave out the Celtics missing Porzingis who is better than all 3 of those bums combined. The state of NBA casuals lmao

[@QRT1468wu]

If you want to make excuses.. Your comeback was based solely on attacking the 3rd string center. Take Neemy out and put KP in, no comeback for Cleveland..just a blowout! Also the only won missing who could have made an impact was Garland. Stop with the 🧢

[@KynKarolina23]

☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@DennisPusangGala]

Scariest part is when they play against Lakers and Knecht will drop 40 on them!

[@ivanbarroso865]

Will have KP back lmao good luck with that

[@QRT1468wu]

Scarier than the fact than, they will still probably lose?

[@eggy0412]

💩

[@irvingzeistman9828]

Meh they beat a bunch of injured teams in the playoffs last season

[@QRT1468wu]

The same teams that they dominated all year and finished 14 games up from?😂 but " meh", because of your baseless speculations?

[@irvingzeistman9828]

@QRT1468wu Meh it was a cakewalk you know I know it everyone knew it . I would hope a stacked roster like that could beat a bunch of teams who didn’t have there best player

[@QRT1468wu]

@@irvingzeistman9828 Yeah..that doesn't really dispute what I just said😂. You would hope so & they did. Your just putting out baseless speculations 🤷 I'm not going to downplay it because of injuries to opposing players on teams that you and I and everybody knows had no chance. Put " meh" away if it makes you feel better I guess

[@irvingzeistman9828]

@QRT1468wu How do you know they would have no chance of everyone was healthy… you don’t know that

[@irvingzeistman9828]

@QRT1468wu Sounds like a baseless speculation 🤦‍♂️

[@I-Ki-Gai]

Nothing, they aren't scary. They barely got by my Cavs last night with 3 guys out and a poor shooting Garland. 3 point win they got by just barely smh

[@xMaGuSx888]

Keep telling yourself that lol I don't think you understand how much having KP changes the entire team on both ends of the ball. Right now they are playing with a 39 year old AL, and a not so great backup in Queta. Queta is why the cavs got back into it, they kept going at him and he was atrocious.

[@eliyarrows2456]

If you’re gonna leave a comment like this, at least mention KP. Queta is the only reason y’all came back last night, they couldn’t put him on the bench. With KP, Queta doesn’t play that game and when you go down by 21 you lose by 30

[@shefwrodd]

you delusional

[@jeffreyorcutt2876]

you mustve missed the part where the celtics went up 17 in the first half and stopped giving a fuck and were experimenting with queta lol

[@sencillo96]

Poor shooting from Brown from Hauser, missing Tillman and kornet, those are rebounds missing, plus Porzingis, a 25pts 12reb , 5asts , 3bks kind of guy ✍️💯

[@mathewsiame3006]

You always put JT your son on the thumbnail of Boston, even though brown 🟤 is that MVP and clearly better LoL 😂, his not marketable they Said lol 😂

[@mdrosario17]

Career stats and present seasons stats paint a different picture. I'm a big JB fan but as a lifelong Celtics fan I promise you this team runs through JT on a night in and night out basis. And this is no disrespect at all to JB, Tatum just has a deeper bag, a better 3-pointer, a better step to the basket. He's their best player gang, JB's just not that far behind is all

[@QRT1468wu]

Brown is great!! But he's not better. You just like him more.. which is fine