
After new Utah Jazz CEO of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge dealt away star wing Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, shaking up their starting lineup in the process.
And as momentous as that move was, did the Mitchell deal really change the projected order of the NBA’s Eastern Conference starting units? Though they lost veteran swingman Danilo Gallinari for the season with a torn left ACL, the Boston Celtics still find themselves at the top of the projections in the East for expected regular season wins — but where do their starters rank after the Mitchell deal?