Six Boston Celtics make the cut for CBS Sports’ top 100 NBA players for 2023-24

A half dozen Boston players are among the 100 best in the NBA, per CBS Sports.

In the spirit of #RankingSeason, that time of the NBA league calendar devoid of news but rich with projections of players, teams, and anything else that can be ranked for the season ahead, CBS Sports has released its annual list of the top 100 NBA players for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

This exercise focuses on projected future performance rather than past achievements, so it might raise an eyebrow among those fans of the Boston Celtics weighing past achievements more heavily. The rankings were determined by CBS Sports’ eight NBA staff writers, with each writer submitting their individual list of the top 100 players, and point values assigned based on their rankings.

Let’s dive into which Celtics players made the cut — and where.