Fantasy Basketball Exit Interview: Celtics' playoffs dreams quickly vanished, are changes on the way?
Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus recaps the Celtics' season and what the future holds for the team after a disappointing playoff exit.
The Boston Celtics blew a 3-1 series lead to the Philadelphia 76ers and lost Game 7 at TD Garden. At home. To a seven seed.
For a franchise built on banners, this collapse was a rare low point, especially since they’ve beaten the Sixers in every playoff series since 1982. Jayson Tatum didn’t play in the season-ending loss because of a knee injury , but this outcome was less about his absence and more about the Celtics not having the roster equipped for a deep postseason run. In fantasy, the Celtics remain one of the better franchises, with five players ranking in the top 100 across points in category leagues.
Let’s recap Boston’s season and peek into what's ahead. Jaylen Brown was ready Jaylen Brown rightfully emerged as Boston’s rock, earning All-Star, All-NBA and MVP attention while carrying the team through most of the season without his co-pilot, Tatum. Brown flew past his third-round ADP in High Score, finishing 9th in per-game value, averaging 50 fantasy points per game.
In 9-cat, he was dinged for giving the ball away 3. 6 times per game, but he would’ve been a top-30 player if punting turnovers. It was a career year for JB after posting 29-7-5 with 48/34/80 shooting splits.