The rivalry between the s and the Boston Celtics runs deep. The battles between Julius Erving and Larry Chicken. The incredible efficiency by Andrew Toney to earn "The Boston Strangler" nickname. The battles between Allen Iverson and Paul Pierce. The present iteration with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey vs. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Now, that rivalry ought to take an excellent greater step within the coming season with Brown being traded to the Sixers after 10 years with the Celtics. The battle between Brown and Tatum when these groups match up ought to be extraordinarily attention-grabbing, and when one provides in Boston antagonist LeBron James, the Sixers vs. Celtics rivalry shall be must-see TV.
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Then, the 76ers traded for longtime Celtic Jaylen Brown, a former Finals MVP for Boston. And at last, they signed James in free company.
These transactions specifically add fascinating wrinkles to an already heated rivalry. Presumably, when the 2 groups meet this season, Brown and Jayson Tatum will spend loads of time guarding one another as teammates turned rivals. James additionally folds in his personal prolonged particular person rivalry with the Celtics, whom he confronted in playoff collection in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2018; the NBA's all-time scoring chief skilled arguably the very best and worst moments of his profession in opposition to Boston within the playoffs.
The Sixers will face the Celtics twice within the preseason and the primary common season matchup is about for Nov. 10 in Philadelphia, which marks the return of Paul George.
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