The Boston Celtics, having won 18 NBA Championships since they were founded in 1946, currently as of this writing have a misery index of -16.
They last won a title in ’24, so that’s a 1 season title drought. (+1)
They failed to reach the Finals since then for another 1 season drought. (+1)
They did make the playoffs however, so there’s no playoff drought. (+0)
Oklahoma City won in 2025, and they play in the Southwest Division, while the Celtics play in the Atlantic Division, so no divisional rival won during their 1 season drought. (+0)
With 18 Championships, they still have a lot of success to look back upon too. (-18)
Misery Index -16
Add all those together and you get -16. A fitting place to start, as few teams in any sport have a negative number to begin with, and only the Yankees have a double digit negative misery index as well, so you can guess the next subject of this series.
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