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Globe Colin Cowherd: Celtics future feels ‘weird’ compared to sustainable Knicks The NBA still has not figured out the right timing for its regular-season awards Victor Wembanyama misses at the buzzer, Knicks beat Spurs for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals CelticsBlog Evaluating wings, trade ideas, and big man solutions (mailbag answers) Celtics .com 10 Standout […]
FeltonX What’s the difference between an offense centered around Brown and an offense centered around Tatum? I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best X’s and O’s guy. Thankfully there are lots of great minds writing for this site. However, my feel for it is that Tatum is better at distributing the […]
Globe How many players of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s caliber have been traded? Two banned from NBA arenas for life following fan running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals Spurs know they have to be better in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and Knicks feel the same way CelticsBlog Three bigs that […]
When the Celtics entered the 2025 2nd round vs. the Knicks, it felt like they were on a different level than New York. That was proven wrong and since that point, it has become clear that it is New York who is on a different level than Boston. Three wins away from their first championship […]
Barring a trade involving the selection, the Boston Celtics are currently slated to hold the 27th overall selection in the 2026 NBA Draft. This will mark just the second time in franchise history that the team has selected from this exact draft position. The first instance came in 2018, when Boston accomplished precisely what it hopes to replicate this year. […]
Globe Kevin McHale says Larry Bird would light up the modern NBA like a ‘five-alarm fire’ Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo is intrigued by idea of joining ‘wild card’ Celtics Kevin McHale on how Larry Bird would dominate today’s NBA: ‘It’d be a five-alarm fire what Larry would do’ Jalen Brunson, Knicks finish on 11-0 run to […]
Celtics assistant coaches Tony Dobbins and Tyler Lashbrook could both become NBA head coaches next season. Lashbrook is a finalist for the Portland Trail Blazers head coach position, while Dobbins is in the mix for the Dallas Mavericks head coach position. Dobbins has been with the Celtics since 2017 and is one of Joe Mazzulla’s […]
Globe What an intriguing NBA Finals, with two pretty evenly matched teams seeking a return to greatness CelticsBlog Pelicans reportedly interested in Jaylen Brown Battle of the bands: could the Celtics go the good vibes route and put together their own version of the Nova Knicks? What is your all-time favorite NBA Finals moment? CelticsBlog […]
For the eighth straight season, a new NBA champion will be crowned this June. The New York Knicks have won eleven straight games after falling to 2-1 against the Hawks in Round 1 while the San Antonio Spurs have won two hard fought series vs. the Timberwolves and the defending champs. Who raises the Larry […]
The Jaylen Brown trade rumors keep comin’ and they don’t stop comin’. After weeks of speculation about whether the Celtics could explore a major roster shakeup this offseason, the New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly emerged as one of the teams with interest in Brown. “The Pelicans have been mentioned by various league executives with Jaylen […]
Upfront, I’ll admit that I’m a sentimental guy. I love nostalgia and in Boston, basketball is a brotherhood. How many times have you seen alumni visiting the Auerbach Center and talking to the team or lining the front rows of TD Garden during a playoff game? I’d be lying if the Knicks’ dominating march through […]
Globe What an intriguing NBA Finals, with two pretty evenly matched teams seeking a return to greatness CLNS Media Should Celtics Trade for Trey Murphy? | Still Poddable NBC Sports Boston The Path, Part II: An uncomfortable middle road for Celtics’ offseason NESN Celtics Predicted To Add ‘Undersized Scoring Guard’ As Possible Backup To Derrick […]
Herald Six Celtics-related thoughts on Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals Shaq says Celtics should fix their play-style instead of breaking up Tatum and Brown Bill Simmons doesn’t think Celtics are ‘in on’ Giannis Antetokounmpo CelticsBlog A call to arms: depth becomes key component in Western Conference Finals CelticsBlog exit interview: Max Shulga is good at everything, but […]
Max Shulga’s season is tricky to give a definitive grade. He spent the vast bulk of the season with Maine and appeared in just 11 NBA games, playing a minuscule 3.3 minutes per outing. The 6-4 Ukranian guard was selected with pick number 57 by Boston and signed a two-way contract with the Maine Celtics. […]
Throughout the regular season, previously unproven players stepped up in the absence of Jayson Tatum and the rest of the departed championship core. It was Neemias Queta stepping into the starting lineup for Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Garza being a nightly Tommy Award candidate. It was Jordan Walsh becoming a bona fide […]
Globe Victor Wembanyama, Spurs win the West, topple Thunder in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals CelticsBlog Mazzulla Ball for the win while NBA adjusts its lottery balls — The Week in Green CelticsBlog exit interview: Amari Williams follows big man developmental path through Maine Submit your Celtics questions for an open mailbag NESN […]
The NBA Finals participants have been decided, but unfortunately the Boston Celtics are not among the participants. In some ways that was expected at the start of the season. In many ways, that is still a stinging disappointment based on how the regular season played out. So all of our attention is going to be […]
Well, after years of faffing about, the NBA has finally implemented a major overhaul of the draft designed to discourage tanking. It is quite complex, and yet, in some ways, quite simple-minded. The gist is that the highest odds for the number one pick will no longer be held by the team with the worst […]
The Boston Celtics selected big man Amari Williams with the 46th pick of the 2025 NBA draft. Williams would become the first-ever British-born player for the Boston Celtics in franchise history. Amari played four years at Drexel before a single season with the Kentucky Wildcats and being selected in the 2nd round. Brad Stevens said […]
Globe Giannis Antetokounmpo praises TD Garden environment amid trade rumors NBA’s new draft lottery system will balance out the odds, disincentivize tanking CelticsBlog The best Game 7’s in Celtics history CelticsBlog exit interview: we didn’t get to see enough of Nikola Vučević From Giannis to Jock Landale: Every Big Man Option for the Celtics This […]
Bill Russell famously once said: “The two greatest words in sports are ‘Game 7.’” With the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder soon tipping off a Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals tonight, I thought it would be the perfect time to reminisce on some of the best Game 7’s in Celtics history. […]
The Celtics have some big questions to answer this offseason. After back-to-back disappointing exits in the playoffs, Brad Stevens and the front office are likely to make significant changes in order to bolster the roster and thrust them back into legitimate title contention. And whether it’s a Giannis trade or a less explosive move, the […]
This one is a bit personal for me. I’ve been a Nikola Vučević fan since he was traded from Philadelphia to Orlando, and for years I hoped the Montenegrin big man would eventually suit up for the Boston Celtics. That trade to Orlando happened back in 2012, when I was still in high school. Fast […]
Globe NBA insider’s take on the Celtics-Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors Even though the Celtics bowed out of the NBA playoffs, there’s plenty of incentive to watch the Knicks Victor Wembanyama, Spurs send the West finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder NBA’s board of governors passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery […]
Two weeks ago, we talked about a J. Kyle Mann mock draft that saw the Celtics use their first round pick on international prospect Karim Lopez, diving a bit into the film and numbers to see if the fit makes sense for a team that has a desire to add rim-attacking power and more interior […]