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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: 5 ways everything goes right for the Celtics

By Matt Rutkowski

BOSTON - OCTOBER 2: Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving, far left, and his teammates are pictured during the singing of the national anthem before the game. The Boston Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets in a pre-season NBA basketball game at TD Garden in Boston on Oct. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
BOSTON - OCTOBER 2: Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving, far left, and his teammates are pictured during the singing of the national anthem before the game. The Boston Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets in a pre-season NBA basketball game at TD Garden in Boston on Oct. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 25: (Note to Editor : This Digital Image has been converted to Black and White) Jeremy Lin #7 of the Brooklyn Nets poses for a portrait during Media Day at HSS Training Center on September 25, 2017 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 25: (Note to Editor : This Digital Image has been converted to Black and White) Jeremy Lin #7 of the Brooklyn Nets poses for a portrait during Media Day at HSS Training Center on September 25, 2017 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

5. Brooklyn is good

The unprotected Brooklyn pick that Boston sent to Cleveland in the Kyrie Irving trade is gradually looking less and less valuable. The Nets have no reason to want to be bad, might not be bad, and, with the recent lottery reform, wouldn’t have as good a chance at a good pick if they were bad. The worse that pick gets, the more the scale tips that big summer trade in Boston’s favor. If Brooklyn wins, Boston wins.

Let’s take a cursory look at Brooklyn. They brought in D’Angelo Russell, Allen Crabbe, and DeMarre Carroll, all of whom are quality NBA players. They also brought in Timofey Mozgov who has an excellent first name and looks like he might give really good hugs. He’s been known to offer good minutes from time to time.

Jeremy Lin is also back from injury with some perplexing hair. His hair is like a Crystal ball. When it was flat, his career seemed to have an even trajectory. And when it was a mohawk, he was straight-line-laser focused on his next contract. And when it was spiky, there were rocky moments like injuries and too much Dota. Now, there are dreadlocks. I uh. I um. Yeah. I dunno.

Also, I want to be Spencer Dinwiddie when I grow up.

There are rumblings about the Brooklyn Nets being good.

We’ll see how true these words are. This is the only thing that’s entirely out of Boston’s control outside of the four times they play, but it’s something to keep an eye on.