⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tom's Title Tiers #10

Does Boston have the best five-man unit of the modern era?

All smiles in Boston. (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

The Boston Celtics are rolling thanks to their new-look starting five. Is the In-Season Tournament theirs for the taking?

Welcome to this week’s Tom’s Title Tiers. A reminder: This is my subjective list based largely on objective data. This is not a pure, analytical ranking. You’re here because you want to know what I think, to get inside my brain a little bit. Consider this a weekly report of what I see on film; what I glean from the numbers; what I hear on the phone; what I read in the news; what I feel.

I’m also going to write about one team each week. 

This week’s featured squad: the Boston Celtics.

Here’s a quick rundown of each tier.

Tom’s Title Tiers

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a complete team, no notes.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just missing that one thing.

⭐⭐⭐ One move away from being one move away.

⭐⭐ So much has to break right.

⭐ Sooo you’re saying there’s a chance.

So, where do I put the Celtics and the rest of the contenders? Which teams are on the rise 📈 ? And which teams are sliding down the ladder?

Let’s find out.