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Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas has high hopes for himself and the team this season.

(Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal Constitution via AP)

Every good NBA player enters each season with both personal and team-related goals. Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas has always had lofty expectations, and this year is no exception.

Speaking with Fansided's Ian Levy, Thomas laid out what he wants both for himself and for the Celtics this season.

Here's Thomas:

"I know if I play at a high level that gives my team the best chance of winning and going far. I'm gonna be an All-Star again and I want to be All-NBA. I want all of that and I think it's a realistic shot for me. Winning takes care of all individual success, so that's all I'm really worried about right now."

Thomas also has high hopes for the Celtics as a team.

"The Toronto Raptors are a team we always have close games with. They're a team in our division that we definitely have to surpass to attain the goal that we want to achieve. Cleveland, you gotta tip your hat to them, they won the NBA championship. But at the same time, we beat them before and we feel like we're just as good as those top teams in the Eastern Conference. Once the season starts, we're just going to compete and let the chips fall where they may."

It should be noted that Thomas was more diplomatic here about the Raptors than teammate Jae Crowder in an interview with MassLive earlier this summer, which is probably wise -- the Raptors are a very good team, and perhaps rivals should limit their bulletin-board material to one truly juicy item per summer.

Celtics fans certainly hope that Thomas is able to deliver on his goals, and there is plenty of reason to believe he can. Ever since he arrived in Boston, he has been a top offensive option -- a hyper-explosive guard who can get to the rim, knock down 3-pointers and pull up from mid-range, as well as distributing the ball for others.

That distribution will be key this year, as Al Horford joins the team. Thomas can still be ball dominant, but he'll have some serious help in Horford, a duo which should make the Celtics much more talented in the pick-and-roll.

It's possible that, with more attention focused elsewhere and better weapons across the board, Thomas' numbers could spike both in points and assists. He'll need that to be the case to reach his All-NBA goal -- the guard position is ridiculously stacked, and getting to the All-NBA level with competition like Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and the rest of the NBA's crop of impressive guards will require an even more special season than the previous two.

Still, Thomas is a highly gifted player who has gotten better and better every year, and he's absolutely right: Winning helps bring on individual success. The Celtics are projected to be one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, and if they are, it's not at all impossible to imagine that he could claim an All-NBA slot. If he does, it bodes very well for the Celtics' 2016-17 season.