The Boston Celtics entered Friday with the shortest odds on the board (+200) to win the NBA championship at ESPN BET.

What is the Boston Celtics' toughest question to answer ahead of the NBA's 2025 trade deadline? Given the Celtics have run back the same roster more or less that won them the 2024 NBA title, one would think that there would not be all that much in need of answering.

But with that said, it also does not rule out the possibility of Boston making some minor moves, which Bleacher Report cap expert Eric Pincus recently explained in an article surveying the NBA's potential trade options.

After losing to the Hawks, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made it clear that he's not scared of the challenges of the regular season.

There is no fear,” coach Joe Mazzulla said. “I'm actually more excited at this juncture of the season than I was at the beginning.”

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