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After a disastrous beginning to last season, the Boston Celtics rebounded in a major way. They posted the best record ever (51-31) for a team that was under .500 (20-21) halfway through the season and nearly won it all. While the C’s fell two games short of winning the NBA Finals, the 2022-23 NBA season […]

With recent rumors about Kevin Durant being swapped for Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, it appeared as if Boston’s front office was breaking up the band. However, at his basketball camp on July 3oth, Jayson Tatum seemingly put any potential departures to rest. When asked about whether or not he’s reached out to teammates and […]

Kevin Durant is controlling the NBA trade market in the 2022 NBA offseason, and the Boston Celtics are apparently now a major player in the KD sweepstakes, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. While a deal is not close to being completed, Boston has shown interest in acquiring the future Hall […]

Grant Williams has been a lot of things for the Boston Celtics. He has been their goofy teammate off the bench who keeps it light in the locker room and insists on being called “Batman.” He has been a scrappy fighter diving for loose balls and getting into scuffles with big-name players like Draymond Green. […]

Coming into Boston’s 2022 free agency, there were plenty of rumors of the Celtics landing a big-time signing such as Bradley Beal. Ideally, this would keep their stars happy and help the C’s reach the Finals again, yet this time with enough scoring prowess to win it all. So far though, Boston has not signed […]

Although the wait has been shorter than usual, Celtics basketball is back again on Saturday afternoon when Boston begins its 2022 Las Vegas Summer League campaign. While few rostered players are participating, the Summer Celtics will offer fans a better look at some of their young talent and potential lineup additions who could bolster Boston’s […]

With NBA free agency officially beginning on Thursday, June 30, the Boston Celtics will hit the open market looking for new talent in order to stage a run back to the Finals. The Celtics strung together an impressive season in 2021-22, highlighted by their second-half run which culminated in an NBA Finals appearance. Now, they’ll […]

With the 53rd pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected Alabama point guard JD Davison. Even though this was the only pick for the Celtics this year, they used it to address a crucial need: a lack of point guard depth. While Marcus Smart typically started at point for them throughout the […]

The Boston Celtics fell just two wins short of a championship this season. With the NBA Draft coming up Thursday night, they will have an opportunity to build upon a strong roster that has already reached the NBA Finals. While Boston does not have a first-round pick or an early second-round pick (barring a potential […]

After a disappointing NBA Finals performance from Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens gave the star some advice he should be glad to hear. “I just told him, ‘Go on vacation. Go get some rest,” Stevens said. This rest will be necessary following a regular season in which Tatum logged the […]

For the first time since March, the Boston Celtics have lost back-to-back games, and it could not have happened at a worse time. After a 104-94 loss in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Boston finds itself down 3-2 to the Golden State Warriors and on the brink of elimination.   But how did it […]

After a 12-year drought, the NBA Finals returned to Boston in style on Wednesday night. Led by the trio of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart, the Celtics took a 2-1 series lead with a 116-100 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors. While Boston was in the driver’s seat for the majority […]

While opposing teams are forced to deal with the physicality and trash talk of the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka revealed that his response to such antics would get him in immediate trouble. During Tuesday’s media availability, the Celtics coach addressed how his players should handle taunting and other intimidation tactics. […]

After taking care of business on the court in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Draymond Green quickly took to his off-court business–a personal podcast–to sound off on the Golden State Warriors’ crucial win. On “The Draymond Green Show,” the vocal veteran admitted that he was surprised to see how Boston handled its Game 2 […]