The 2023 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the Celtics made one move for bench depth. Their top competition out west, meanwhile, got aggressive and improved their championship chances.
By extension, Boston’s chances of winning it all went down, if by only a tick.
But in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics should still be considered the favorite after the end of the trade deadline, and their chances of coming out of the east arguably improved. That’s despite their only move being for big man Mike Muscala from the Oklahoma City Thunder. As reported by Brian Robb of MassLive, the C’s stood pat after acquiring Muscala from OKC.
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