Bill Simmons reveals Celtics’ biggest East threat, and it’s not Knicks or 76ers

The Celtics will have to be on the lookout if they run into this team in the NBA Playoffs.

Now that the Boston Celtics are reigning NBA Champions, they have a target on their back heading into next season. Between the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, or even the Indiana Pacers, some of Boston’s biggest Eastern Conference threats have leveled up this offseason, so if they try to swing at the kings of the NBA, they don’t miss.

However, in the eyes of Celtics diehard Bill Simmons, the Knicks and 76ers aren’t Boston’s biggest threat in the Eastern Conference. Instead, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks that keep Simmons up at night.

“I’m the most worried about the Bucks in the East,” said Simmons. “That’s where I’ve landed. I’ve had a little bit of vacation over the last few weeks. The Bucks are the scariest team to me; I’m not that worried about Philly; two of their top three are injury-potential guys, and they’re throwing a whole bunch of dudes together. I still have some questions about Paul George in Philly and how that’s going to play out over an eight-month span.

“The Knicks, there’s going to be some weird minute stuff with them bringing Randle back, with who’s going to finish games, they don’t have enough size, they’re really going to miss Hartenstein and are they going to get the same healthy season from Brunson. Then you have Milwaukee, which is going to be stable; you have Doc adding his coaching staff like Mazzulla did over last summer.”