Boston Celtics reporter points out odd way Woj reported Caleb Martin's Sixers signing

CelticsBlog's Noa Dalzell noticed something strange about the way ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Caleb Martin's free agent agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers: Woj specifically shared the former Miami Heat role player's stats against the Boston Celtics.

"I can’t remember the last time Woj tweeted someone’s stats vs a particular team in the official free agency update thread," Dalzell wrote.

Woj's positioning made it clear that the Celtics were the reason for the signing.

"In past two seasons, Martin has averaged 13.6 points, 50 percent shooting and 44 percent on three-pointers vs. the Celtics (including regular season and playoffs)," Woj prefaced before saying, "That’s his most points per game vs an Eastern Conference opponent in that span."

Boston Celtics the team with the target on their backs

Once upon a time, teams did everything possible to slow down the pace-and-space Erik Spoelstra-coached Miami Heat Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. More recently, NBA franchises were building wing-heavy teams to slow down the Kevin Durant-led Golden State Warriors.

Now, after five different champions in five years, the Celtics look like they can rule the roost in the Association. Boston has become the target for all 29 other teams.

Wojnarowski's framing just confirms that. And perhaps hints at how ESPN is going to cover the Celtics moving forward.

Does that mean BS hot takes about Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown not getting along and not being a good fit are going to stop? Nope. A losing streak of three games, something the Cs never had in 2023-24, will fire those narratives back up.

But in the real world, NBA front offices are constructing rosters that could keep up with one that was never once challenged during the 2024 postseason. And Woj apparently lives in the real world; a good thing for ESPN to have in a lead reporter.