What are the tiers of title contention in the NBA Eastern Conference this season? Who are the biggest challengers to the Celtics, and why? AlexHoops joins us to rank every team in the Eastern Conference and discuss the biggest challenges the Celtics will face on their quest to an NBA Championship this year.

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