Over the years, the Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the more successful franchises in the league, at least from a wins total standpoint. Sure, they may not have anything of unerring significance to show for it, but there is no denying that the team has been a constant threat to win the championship for the last eight years, save for the most recent campaign.
Having said that, everyone cannot help but compare the franchise to their main nemesis — both in the past and present. Of course, we are referring to the Boston Celtics, a team that has experienced even more success than the 76ers for nearly a decade and actually touts a pretty recent championship as a culmination of their sustained success.
But as is the case with every franchise in the NBA, no team is perfect, nor anything close to it. Sure, Boston is exremely unlikely to remain a contender next season with Jayson Tatum, their best player, sidelined for what could be the entire season due to a town Achilles, but that is far from the only thing bugging the Celtics aat the moment.
After all, they are also dealing with something of relatively transcendental importance — their ownership.
76ers finally get a leg up on the Celtics after the latter’s new ownership shift
As initially reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, Wyc Grousbeck will no longer remains as team governor in light of the Boston Celtics' recent $6.1 billion sale to Bill Chisholm.
This is completely wayward to what was previously signaled by the Celtics. Back then, it was maintained that Grousbeck would remain the lead governor for the franchise despite the sale until the end of the 2027-28 campaign.
As a result, the move raised a lot of eyebrows, both from inside and out. The Celtics are of the belief that nothing much will change with respect to day-to-day operations, but it is difficult to parade this shift as being nothing more than a mere change in the masthead.
Drastic changes such as these tend to lead to some inadvertent crevices along the way, especially when it comes to partnerships and ties within the organization and around the league. Soon enough, Boston could see its entrenched footing in the league get an unexpected shake-up, and the timing couldn’t be any worse for them (or any better for teams like the 76ers).
But when that happens, no team would probably send their regrets.