Old Ray Allen has cannibalized his younger self. Even great directors don’t get to pick which of their movies are canonized and athletes in team sports only sort of have a say in which of their seasons live long in the memory.
When you think of the NBA, the Boston Celtics are one of the first teams that will come to mind. They are one half of the greatest rivalry the sport has ever known, and they have been winning titles ever since the earliest days of the league.