Where do the Boston Celtics stack up in early power rankings for the 2022-23 NBA season?

You might be surprised that at least one analyst does not believe the Celtics should be at the top despite their big offseason moves.

With the 2021-22 NBA season now very firmly in the rearview mirror with the Golden State Warriors champions and the Boston Celtics runners-up, and the 2022 offseason mostly wrapped up with both of those two teams having reloaded for another go at an NBA title, it is not out of the question that we could see a rematch between these two behemoths.

But other teams have made moves, and there may yet be some serious trades to be made while we wait for the 2022-23 season to arrive — what will the landscape of next season look like once opening day finally arrives this coming fall?

NBC Sports’ Kurt Helin recently put together his best guess at a 2022-23 NBA power ranking, and while Boston may have had itself quite a good offseason so far, they are not atop Helin’s assessment.

Check the video embedded above to hear what the NBC Sports analyst believes ought to be the pecking order at the start of the league’s next season.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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