BOSTON — Anfernee Simons has been one of the better scorers in the league for years now, but he hasn’t generated much national attention. Part of it is playing in a smaller media market in the Blazers, which he pointed out, plus they weren’t winning many games.

But as he joins the Celtics , he spoke about the opportunity ahead of him. Even with muted expectations compared to past seasons, the Celtics will naturally garner more attention as the winningest franchise in league history. So, Simons said he’s eyeing a potential perception change heading into his first season in Boston.

“Just impact winning,” Simons said. “I think that’s one of the big things, that you could say about me is that in the last couple of years where I’ve been, you could say the main guy, we didn’t win. I just wa

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