Championship Mettle - Season 2: The Road to Banner 18 | A Boston Celtics 2K23 MyNBA

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I'll get the obvious out of the way and acknowledge that the Celtics just won their 18th championship several months ago. Being able to win a championship for the Celtics in 2k while the Celtics built towards one in real life was a big part of the reason why I attempted to do these. Now that the Celtics are finally NBA champions again, I want to see if I can match and surpass what they've done.

Something else I want to point out is that this won't be a completely new mynba. It's going to be a continuation of the last thread with the 2k23 Celtics. I kept playing through the 2022-23 season and I'm currently in the offseason. I don't think I can properly update the previous thread and give it the amount of detail that I would like so I'm starting a new thread in the offseason.

For now the format will still be week-to-week updates during the season with the Celtics being the main focus. Also going to highlight other games, news and injuries from around the association. I'll also monitor teams to make sure trades, signings and other decisions aren't too crazy.

I also want to point out that this is replacing another thread that was deleted because I felt I went overboard with some decisions during the offseason. Felt like I needed to start over with a clearer vision of how teams will operate in terms of the draft, trades and free agency.

FORMAT/SETTINGS
PLATFORM: Xbox Series X
GAMES PLAYED: will try to play two of the Celtics scheduled games during the week (82-game season)
QUARTER LENGTH: 12 minutes
TEAM: Boston Celtics (30-team control)
ROSTER: Attention to Detail (with some edits)
SLIDERS: mix of different slider theories

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Retired Numbers: LOSCY, 00, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35

NBA Championships: 1957, 1959 - 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008

Conference Championships: 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984 - 1987, 2008, 2010, 2022

Division Titles: 1957 - 1965, 1972 - 1976, 1980 - 1982, 1984 - 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008 - 2012, 2017, 2022

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Boston Celtics 2022 Draft
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
2-53	JD Davidson	Alabama	PG	6'1"	195

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Boston Celtics Depth Chart - 2022-23
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Marcus Smart	Malcolm Brogdon	Payton Pritchard	JD Davidson
SG	Derrick White	Derrick White	Justin Jackson
SF	Jaylen Brown	Sam Hauser
PF	Jayson Tatum	Grant Williams
C	Al Horford	Blake Griffin	Luke Kornet	Noah Vonleh

Boston Celtics 2022-23 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
0	Jayson Tatum	SF/PF	24	6'8"	210 LBS	3 YRS - $97.80M
7	Jaylen Brown	SG/SF	26	6'6"	220 LBS	2 YRS - $59.46M
36	Marcus Smart	PG/SG	28	6'3"	220 LBS	4 YRS - $77.09M
42	Al Horford	PF/C	36	6'9"	240 LBS	1 YR - $26.50M
13	Malcom Brogdon	PG/SG	29	6'5"	229 LBS	3 YRS - $67.60M
44	Robert Williams	C	26	6'8"	240 LBS	4 YRS - $49.00M
9	Derrick White	SG/PG	28	6'4"	195 LBS	3 YRS - $54.32M
12	Grant Williams	PF	23	6'6"	236 LBS	1 YR - $4.31M
11	Payton Pritchard	PG	24	6'2"	190 LBS	1 YR - $2.24M
91	Blake Griffin	PF/C	33	6'9"	250 LBS	1 YR - $1.84M
40	Luke Kornet	C	27	7'2"	250 LBS	2 YRS - $4.25M
8	Danilo Gallinari	PF	34	6'10"	233 LBS	1 YR - $6.48M
30	Sam Hauser	SF/PF	24	6'8"	215 LBS	2 YRS - $3.57M
4	Noah Vonleh	C	27	6'9"	250 LBS	1 YR - $2.47M
28	Mfiondu Kabengele	C	25	6'9"	250 LBS	1 YR - $1.84M (TW)
43	Justin Jackson	SG/SF	27	6'8"	220 LBS	1 YR - $1.84M
20	JD Davidson	PG	19	6'3"	195 LBS	1 YRS - $1.02M (TW)

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Boston Celtics 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Oct 18	vs Philadelphia 76ers	W 107-102
Oct 21	at Miami Heat	L 95-117
Oct 22	at Orlando Magic	L 98-103
Oct 24	at Chicago Bulls	W 101-93
Oct 28	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	W 99-91
Oct 30	vs Washington Wizards	W 101-93

Boston Celtics November 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 2	at Cleveland Cavaliers	L 105-119
Nov 4	vs Chicago Bulls	W 104-98
Nov 5	at New York Knicks	L 103-111
Nov 7	at Memphis Grizzlies	L 95-103
Nov 9	vs Detroit Pistons	W 92-88
Nov 11	vs Denver Nuggets	W 105-94
Nov 12	at Detroit Pistons	W 94-87
Nov 14	vs Oklahoma City Thunder	L 115-117
Nov 16	at Atlanta Hawks	W 115-106
Nov 18	at New Orleans Pelicans	L 109-116
Nov 21	at Chicago Bulls	L 106-121
Nov 23	vs Dallas Mavericks	W 122-112
Nov 25	vs Sacramento Kings	W 127-109
Nov 27	vs Washington Wizards	W 105-104
Nov 28	vs Charlotte Hornets	L 91-99
Nov 30	vs Miami Heat	W 125-112

Boston Celtics December 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Dec 2	vs Miami Heat	L 96-118
Dec 4	at Brooklyn Nets	L 106-118
Dec 5	at Toronto Raptors	L 85-93
Dec 7	at Phoenix Suns	W 96-91
Dec 10	at Golden State Warriors	L 94-108
Dec 12	at Los Angeles Clippers	L 82-109
Dec 13	at Los Angeles Lakers	L 99-117
Dec 16	vs Orlando Magic	L 91-101
Dec 18	vs Orlando Magic	W 95-88
Dec 21	vs Indiana Pacers	L 107-116
Dec 23	vs Minnesota Timberwolves	L 83-103
Dec 25	vs Milwaukee Bucks	W 113-102
Dec 27	vs Houston Rockets
Dec 29	vs Los Angeles Clippers

Boston Celtics January 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Jan 1	at Denver Nuggets
Jan 3	at Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan 5	at Dallas Mavericks
Jan 7	at San Antonio Spurs
Jan 9	vs Chicago Bulls
Jan 11	vs New Orleans Pelicans
Jan 12	at Brooklyn Nets
Jan 14	at Charlotte Hornets
Jan 16	at Charlotte Hornets
Jan 19	vs Golden State Warriors
Jan 21	at Toronto Raptors
Jan 23	at Orlando Magic
Jan 24	at Miami Heat
Jan 26	vs New York Knicks
Jan 28	vs Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics February 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Feb 1	vs Brooklyn Nets
Feb 3	vs Phoenix Suns
Feb 6	at Detroit Pistons
Feb 8	vs Philadelphia 76ers
Feb 10	vs Charlotte Hornets
Feb 12	vs Memphis Grizzlies
Feb 14	at Milwaukee Bucks
Feb 15	vs Detroit Pistons
Feb 23	at Indiana Pacers
Feb 25	at Philadelphia 76ers
Feb 27	at New York Knicks

Boston Celtics March 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Mar 1	vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 3	vs Brooklyn Nets
Mar 5	vs New York Knicks
Mar 6	at Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar 8	vs Portland Trail Blazers
Mar 11	at Atlanta Hawks
Mar 13	at Houston Rockets
Mar 15	at Minnesota Timberwolves
Mar 17	at Portland Trail Blazers
Mar 18	at Utah Jazz
Mar 21	at Sacramento Kings
Mar 24	vs Indiana Pacers
Mar 26	vs San Antonio Spurs
Mar 28	at Washington Wizards
Mar 31	vs Utah Jazz

Boston Celtics April 2022-23 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Apr 4	at Philadelphia 76ers
Apr 5	vs Toronto Raptors
Apr 7	vs Toronto Raptors
Apr 9	vs Atlanta Hawks

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Boston Celtics Stats - 2022-23
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Jayson Tatum	66/66	34.1	29.6	6.9	5.3	0.9	0.5	2.5	1.8
Jaylen Brown	63/63	32.0	20.4	5.5	3.5	0.8	0.1	2.1	1.3
Malcolm Brogdon	0/79	26.8	12.6	3.9	3.1	0.6	0.1	1.6	1.6
Marcus Smart	81/81	27.7	9.6	3.0	4.1	1.5	0.1	1.8	1.5
Derrick White	50/81	24.7	9.1	3.0	2.7	0.5	0.2	1.3	1.5
Al Horford	59/61	25.6	8.4	6.4	1.4	0.7	1.1	0.6	2.2
Robert Williams III	40/56	27.3	7.5	8.4	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.5	2.3
Grant Williams	29/82	23.7	7.5	3.5	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.5
Payton Pritchard	1/76	17.4	7.4	1.9	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.9
Kenrich Williams	12/81	26.1	6.5	4.9	2.8	1.2	0.1	1.3	1.4
Blake Griffin	4/44	13.6	4.0	3.0	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.9
Sam Hauser	4/65	14.5	3.4	2.7	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6
Luke Kornet	1/37	11.2	3.0	3.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.9
JD Davidson	0/2	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mfiondu Kabengele	0/1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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2022-23 Acolades
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Nikola Jokic	C	Denver Nuggets
Rookie of the Year	Paolo Banchero	PF	Orlando Magic
Sixth Man of the Year	Cameron Payne	PG	Phoenix Suns
Defensive Player of the Year	Anthony Davis	C/PF	Los Angeles Lakers
Most Improved Player	Desmond Bane	SG	Memphis Grizzlies
Coach of the Year	Chirs Finch	--	Minnesota Timberwolves
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Luka Doncic	PG	Dallas Mavericks
	Trae Young	PG	Atlanta Hawks
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Milwaukee Bucks
	Karl-Anthony Towns	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Nikola Jokic	C	Denver Nuggets
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Ja Morant	PG	Memphis Grizzlies
	Stephen Curry	PG	Golden State Warriors
	Brandon Ingram	SF	Los Angeles Lakers
	LeBron James	PF	New Orleans Pelicans
	Joel Embiid	C	Philadelphia 76ers
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	LaMelo Ball	PG	Charlotte Hornets
	Paul George	F/G	Los Angeles Clippers
	Jayson Tatum	F	Brooklyn Nets
	Kevin Durant	PF	Boston Celtics
	Bam Adebayo	C	Miami Heat
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	De'Anthony Melton	G	Philadelphia 76ers
	Paul George	F/G	Los Angeles Clippers
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Milwaukee Bucks
	Ben Simmons	PF	Brooklyn Nets
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	PF/C	Memphis Grizzlies
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Luka Doncic	PG	Dallas Mavericks
	LaMelo Ball	PG	Charlotte Hornets
	Isaiah Jackson	PF/C	Indiana Pacers
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	PF/C	Memphis Grizzlies
	Nikola Jokic	C	Denver Nuggets
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Jaden Ivey	G	Detroit Pistons
	Keegan Murray	F	Sacramento Kings
	Paolo Banchero	PF	Orlando Magic
	Jabari Smith Jr.	PF	Houston Rockets
	Walker Kessler	C	Utah Jazz
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Bennedict Mathurin	G/F	Indiana Pacers
	Jalen Williams	G/F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Jeremy Sochan	PF	San Antonio Spurs
	Jalen Duren	C	Detroit Pistons
	Mark Williams	C	Charlotte Hornets

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