By The Celtics might be perched atop the NBA after capturing their sought-after 18th championship last month, but Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey doesn’t believe the gap is that wide between his team and the reigning champions. While the Celtics and 76ers have rekindled their rivalry over the last few seasons, it’s largely fallen in Boston’s favor. The Celtics have won their last six postseason series against Philly, including three straight series victories (2018, 2020, 2023) since the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown era began.
Despite establishing themselves as one of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference since the emergence of Joel Embiid as a superstar talent, the 76ers have not advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2001. Still, Morey expressed plenty of confidence in his team’s chances of toppling the Celtics during the upcoming 2024-25 season. “I’m a big objective data guy.
We’re right there in the conversation with a very small number of teams — top two, three or four, somewhere in there,” Morey said in a radio interview on 97.5 The Fanatic earlier this week. Obviously, you have to give the Celtics their credit.
They won the title. They’re an excellent team. “They’ve brought everybody back.
They’re the target, but we don’t feel like we give up anything to them. We are going to be coming to take the title away from them.” "We are going to be coming to take the title away from them (The Celtic.