Celtics fans

Verdict

n=65,305 comments by Celtics fans about tracked players

#14saltiest of 30

Who they talk about

No one player dominates what Celtics fans say: Jayson Tatum leads at 7%, and 2 of their 10 most-discussed are Celtics.

1. 1Jayson TatumBOSown roster
   4,625 n
2. 2Jaylen BrownBOSown roster
   3,850 n
3. 3Victor WembanyamaSAS
   3,111 n
4. 4LeBron JamesLAL
   2,786 n
5. 5Luka DoncicLAL
   2,767 n
6. 6Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC
   2,419 n
7. 7Joel EmbiidPHI
   1,985 n
8. 8Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL
   1,958 n
9. 9Nikola JokicDEN
   1,209 n
10. 10Jalen BrunsonNYK
    1,179 n

Bar length: his share of the leader's n. Segments: negative, neutral, positive.

Their own players

Celtics fans are less negative than rival fans on 5 of their 6 players: the widest gap on Hugo González (-13 pts), and more negative only on Nikola Vucevic (+9 pts).

Celtics fans on their own players, against every other fanbase

Player	Own fans	Rival fans	Δ
Hugo GonzálezG	13%n=543	27%	-13 13 points less negative than rival fans
Jaylen BrownG-F	28%n=3,850	41%	-13 13 points less negative than rival fans
Jayson TatumF-G	24%n=4,625	36%	-12 12 points less negative than rival fans
Payton PritchardG	21%n=742	28%	-6 6 points less negative than rival fans
Derrick WhiteG	23%n=499	28%	-5 5 points less negative than rival fans
Nikola VucevicC	49%n=267	41%	+9 9 points harsher than rival fans

Rival fans: every other flaired fanbase, summed. Δ in points, own fans minus rivals.

Grudges and flowers

Of the 51 players Celtics fans have at least 200 comments about, they are hardest on Tyrese Maxey (+15 pts negative against his usual) and warmest to Marcus Smart (+8 pts positive against his usual).

The league on them

Of the 24 fanbases with at least 200 comments about Celtics players, Cavaliers fans are hardest on them (+15 pts negative against the Celtics' usual) and Hawks fans warmest (+5 pts positive against usual).