Boston Celtics Favored in East According to ESPN BPI

ESPN’s BPI has the Boston Celtics as favorites to win the Eastern Conference

All eyes are going to be on the Boston Celtics this season. Not only did Danny Ainge finally cash in his assets, giving the team the talent they need to contend. But he did so by pulling off one of the craziest trades we have ever seen with the team that has dominated the East with ease of the past few years.

Some people are not even sure that trade made the Celtics better. It is hard to imagine any player having a better offensive season that Isaiah Thomas last year, and with only four players returning from last year there could be a lot of chemistry issues.

That being said, the Celtics managed to get the top seed…