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NBA GMs do not see Celtics as favorites to win NBA title

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NBA GMs do not see Celtics as favorites to win NBA title

NBA GMs do not see Celtics as favorites to win NBA title in 2023. Most sports books have the Celtics the favorites. General managers put the Golden State Warriors and the L.A. Clippers ahead of Boston. Milwaukee Bucks are the favorite to be the next NBA champion.  The Celtics fell to the Warriors in the NBA Finals in six games. Last year, 72 percent of GM's picked the Brooklyn Nets to won it all in 2022. The Nets were swept in first round of the playoffs by the C's. They won the Eastern Conference. Celtics are fourth on the list at 11 percent.

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