The Celtics won 40 games last season. But in all honestly, the team that finished the year was actually much better than that. Here's a tweet I sent out before the playoffs:
The Celtics just went 24-12 (.667) in their last 36 games. That's 44% of the season that they were basically an elite NBA team. @CelticsLife
I'm not saying Boston will be a contender next year, but chances are they are going to win more than 40 games--maybe even a lot more. Marcus Smart will progress in season No. 2, hopefully James Young will as well.