The Boston Celtics tip off the 2025-26 season on Wednesday night with a visit from the Philadelphia 76ers (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston).

Each year, we take a swing at a handful of bold predictions for the new campaign. We had a few small wins in last year’s forecast -- the Celtics set an NBA record for 3-pointers; Payton Pritchard wins Sixth Man of the Year; Boston never loses more than two games in a row -- and we nearly nailed the win total (predicted 62; the Celtics won 61). Alas, we whiffed on the big one in calling for a Celtics title repeat.

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We’re treading cautiously this season, but we’re still pretty bullish on this team’s potential. If the trio of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Payton Pritchard a

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