Jayson Tatum and the Celtics may be the favorites to watch in East Group C.
We continue our breakdowns of the inaugural In-Season Tournament groups with East Group C.
This group is headlined by two playoff teams from 2023: the No. 2-seeded Boston Celtics (eliminated by the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals) and the No. 6-seeded Brooklyn Nets (swept by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round). The group also includes two teams that participated in the AT&T Play-In Tournament, but didn’t reach the playoffs in the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls.
Toronto was eliminated by Chicago in the No. 9 vs. No. 10 game, while Chicago was eliminated by Miami in the final play-in game for the No. 8 seed. Rounding out the group are the Orlando Magic, who which finished 13th in the conference (34-48).
East Group C is one of two groups in the In-Season Tournament (along with West…