We admit it.  When DeMar DeRozan joined the Chicago Bulls in 2021 in a sign and trade, we thought he would put up decent numbers but at no point did we think he could be an MVP contender at this stage in his career.  But that is what he did!

DeRozan shocked the Windy City with what was arguably his best year in Basketball, earning Second Team All-NBA accolades and a fifth trip to the All-Star Game, both for the first time in four years.  Posting a career-best 27.9 Points per Game, DeRozan led the NBA for the first times in Field Goals (774) and he helped take the Bulls back to the Playoffs.  The 2022-23 season may not have been as good, but he again went to the All-Star Game and had another strong PPG of 24.5.  He played one more season with Chicago, where again he was their top producer with 24 Points per Game.

DeRozan left Chicago as part of a three-team trade joining the Sacramento Kings, and though he did not lead the Bulls to any playoff success, his run in Chicago could be what put him over the edge for the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2021/22 revision of our top Boston Celtics.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Boston was a nice surprise by making the Eastern Conference Finals and they took the Golden State Warriors to six Games before going down in defeat.  Last year resulted in one new surprise entrant and three elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which was not impacted by last season:

1. Bill Russell

2. Larry Bird

3. John Havlicek

4. Bob Cousy

5. Paul Pierce

You can find the entire list here.

Jayson Tatum, who was a Second Team All-NBA Selection and the winner of the inaugural Eastern Conference Finals MVP, vaulted to #18 from #30.

Reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Marcus Smart, moved from #35 to #29.

Former All-Star, Jaylen Brown, moved up to #33 from #37.

Center, Robert Williams, surprisingly is already ranked.  He is #37.

Daniel Theis, who was traded back to the Celtics and has now been traded to Indiana, moved up to two spots to #44.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

We lost one of the greatest Special Teams player in the history of the Game as Ray Guy, the former Raiders Punter, passed away at the age of 73.

Guy was turning heads at Southern Mississippi, and as good as he was, it was a surprise that the Oakland Raiders made him a First Round (23^rd Overall) Pick in the 1973 Draft.  He immediately established himself as the premier Punter in the NFL, perfecting the art of Punting and field position.  Guy went to seven Pro Bowls, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, an All-Decade Team Selection, and he aided Oakland/Los Angeles win three Super Bowls.

Guy was finally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014, via the Seniors Committee.  He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2004.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Ray Guy.