Boston, Brooklyn alum Kenny Anderson picks Celtics over Nets for the 2023 NBA title

The two hottest teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference are the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, and for retired point guard Kenny Anderson, it can be tough to bear when both of two of his three favorite teams play one another (the other being his former Portland Trail Blazers). In fact, Anderson recently told Bally Sports’ Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson he doesn’t watch the games when his former teams play.

That likely means Mr. Chibbs — as Anderson is sometimes called — will be sitting out the January 12 collision between the Nets and Celtics that could determine the top record in the East if not the league.

But when it comes to which of the squads has a better title case, Anderson did not hesitate. “I’m going with the Boston Celtics,” he related.

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“I just don’t think right now that (Brooklyn) can win without getting two or three more pieces,” Anderson continued. “They need rebounding — they need a big!”

“I don’t see it but with Kyrie (Irving) and Kevin Durant, anything is possible. It can happen. But this year, the Celtics are motivated after how they lost last year in the Championship — they are motivated.”

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