Boston Celtics Articles - Page 76

Every year, people complain about the NBA season being too long and that they league should reduce the 82-game schedule. As a result, commissioner Adam Silver finally made a change to the NBA schedule. No, we still have an 82-game schedule, but hey, at least we have a brand-new In-Season Tournament! That’s pretty exciting, right? […]

Creating a perfectly balanced NBA schedule is pretty much impossible, so some teams are going to get more rest than others. And in the upcoming 2023-24 season, it seems the Boston Celtics got a lucky break. Over the course of 82 contests, the Celtics have 16 games in which they’ll play after an off day […]

Along with the release of the 2023-24 NBA schedule comes betting odds for all five games on Christmas Day. The Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns have opened as the favorites on the 2023 NBA Christmas Day schedule. The Bucks are two-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook against the New York […]

The 2023-24 NBA season is not set to start until October 24, but the league gave every basketball fan a present on Thursday afternoon when they revealed the full schedule for the upcoming year. Which of these return games are you most looking forward to watching this upcoming NBA season? 🍿 November 6:Gabe Vincent at […]

The start of the NBA season is just a few months away, and that means the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 schedule is finally here. As always, Celtics fans will have a lot to look forward to. The 2023-24 regular season schedule will reignite rivalries, build upon newer ones, and see the C’s squaring off with a […]

The Boston Celtics made headlines this offseason when they acquired former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis. In a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies, the Celtics added Porzingis at the cost of giving up Marcus Smart, Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala. Boston is hopeful that this move will give them everything […]

The Boston Celtics came up two wins shy of their 18th title in 2022 and they came up one win shy of reaching the NBA Finals in back-to-back years this past season. They are undoubtedly one of the better teams in the league right now, and the Celtics are only going to improve with Kristaps […]

As the offseason drama lessens and the NBA season nears, everyone waits to see what the 2023-24 NBA schedule will look like. While the offseason is fun because of free agency moves, trade requests, and new hope for all teams through the draft, the real magic happens on the court, and the first step to […]

The NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament will begin this fall, as all 30 teams will battle to be the first winner of the regular-season championship. And while the group stage of the tournament won’t start until November, the Boston Celtics are already being discussed as favorites in the new competition. Celtics Betting Trends at @DKSportsbook (7/13) […]

The Boston Celtics made headlines earlier this offseason when they finalized a three-team trade, giving up former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards. A former All-Star who is one of the tallest players in the league, Boston views Porzingis as the missing link in their […]

The sister of Boston Celtics big man Al Horford did not hold back at all when she shared her thoughts about the latest wild turn of events in the Philadelphia 76ers offseason saga with James Harden. “It’s almost like the entire organization is one giant, miserable s**t show,” Anna Horford captioned a retweeted post of […]

Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis finally addressed his withdrawal from Latvia’s FIBA World Cup bid due to the foot injury he’s dealing with. Porzingis admitted that it was a “difficult” decision to sit out the competition, especially with Latvia leaning on him and Davis Bertans to lead the way in their gold medal dreams. However, […]

The NBA is trying something new this year, as it’s featuring an In-Season Tournament set to begin in November. While this regular season competition is the first of its kind in league history, the Boston Celtics will look to set the standard and become the first time to win the brand-new NBA Cup. In order […]

The NBA announced the schedule for its inaugural In-Season Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The Brooklyn Nets will have games on November 3 at Chicago Bulls, Nov. 10 at Boston Celtics, Nov. 14 vs. Orlando Magic and Nov. 28 vs. Toronto Raptors, all of which are the teams who make up the East Group C. The […]

Latvia isn’t known for its basketball prowess, yet the Eastern European nation is set to make its debut in the 2023 FIBA World Cup in less than two weeks. However, they’ll have to do it without their best player Kristaps Porzingis, the newest star of the Boston Celtics. The 7-foot-3 center is reportedly taking time […]

This NBA offseason featured a handful of trades being made. Bradley Beal was dealt to the Phoenix Suns and Chris Paul was dealt to the Golden State Warriors, but perhaps one of the most impactful trades made involved the Boston Celtics acquiring former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis. Sending Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies, […]

The Boston Celtics franchise has been around for quite a long time. Its first season as a pro team came all the way back in the 1946-47 season when the NBA was called the Basketball Association of America or BAA. The Celtics are one of the most successful franchises in North American pro sports. The […]

Paul Pierce is easily one of the most respected basketball players in NBA history. The Hall of Famer is a NBA champion, Finals MVP, 10-time All-Star, and has four All-NBA selections. He’s also one of the 10 greatest Celtics of all time. With Pierce’s achievements in the NBA, have you ever wondered how a guy […]

Despite assembling their last championship squad, Danny Ainge was sometimes criticized for playing it safe during his long tenure as Boston Celtics general manager. Well, he recently confirmed one instance of him standing pat that should make the Green Teamers feel grateful. “Some of the best trades I ever made were the ones I wasn’t […]

On Saturday, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum supported Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade during his 2023 Hall of Fame enshrinement. But that doesn’t mean the young Celtic has any interest in heading to South Beach. While walking into Wade’s induction ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts, Tatum was showered with cheers and comments from fans. One person […]

In recent years, the Boston Celtics have gotten the best opportunities to win an NBA championship. Continuity was always their strategy with Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Brad Stevens. Although, that has not worked out for them and they switched things up. They acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards in exchange for […]

Jayson Tatum is absolutely ecstatic to see his good friend and Boston Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown land the biggest NBA contract ever (for now at least). After some time of waiting, Brown finally inked an extension with the Celtics this offseason that would pay him $304 million over five years. As mentioned, it made him […]

The Boston Celtics are looking to the future to do something that they haven’t done in more than 50 years. Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck recently confirmed that he’s going all in to bring the NBA All-Star Game to Boston in 2026, per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Beantown hasn’t hosted the star-studded event since […]

Under the new CBA, NBA teams are now permitted to sign up to three two-way contracts on their roster. In previous seasons they were only allowed two. Two-way contract players are allowed a maximum of 50 games with their NBA team and are not eligible to play in the playoffs. They spent the rest of […]

The Miami Heat have officially announced the signing of forward Justin Champagnie, who the Boston Celtics waived on Aug. 1. The Heat also signed 25-year-old center Brandon McCoy, former USC forward Drew Peterson, former Los Angeles Lakers forward Cole Swider, former Wake Forest guard Alondes Williams and former Villanova guard Caleb Daniels, though they would […]

The Boston Celtics ended their 2022-23 campaign with a whimper, but they’ll get a chance to redeem themselves early on next season. The Celtics will take on their rival Miami Heat on Friday, October 27th in Boston, via Shams Charania of The Athletic. While the full schedule for the 2023-24 season isn’t released yet, the […]

The sports world has always been controlled by the NBA on Christmas Day and this upcoming year will be no different. Some of the league’s greatest stars and teams will all have the honor of playing on one of the regular season’s biggest stages and we got an early look at who will be playing […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will reignite the franchise’s decades-long rivalry with the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The XMas slate, per Shams: Bucks @ Knicks 76ers @ Heat Celtics @ Lakers Mavericks @ Suns Warriors @ Nuggets Earlier this evening, The Athletic reported that the Lakers […]

Kemba Walker was one of the few top-10 picks the Charlotte Hornets had under Michael Jordan that found success. He was a three-time All-Star in his eight seasons and led them to the playoffs twice but with no playoff series wins. After playing in the least number of games in his career during the 2020-2021 […]

Payton Pritchard is a Boston Celtics fan favorite. In fact, he certainly made his presence felt with his consistent shooting and hustle to find a place in the Celtics rotation. Although the Celtics blew a chance at returning to the NBA Finals followed by Pritchard being the subject of trade rumors, the summer hasn’t all […]

Marcus Smart has spent his entire nine-year NBA career with the Boston Celtics. Entering Year 10, Smart is set to wear a different uniform for the first time, as he was involved in one of this offseason’s biggest trades. The Celtics, along with the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies, finalized a three-team trade ahead of […]

The Boston Celtics pulled off one of the offseason’s biggest and most shocking moves, as they executed a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies to land former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis. On the verge of making it back to the NBA Finals this past year, Boston realized they needed a little […]

Pressure is nothing new to the Boston Celtics. The team had surpassed a lot of expectations with their young core of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. A rookie head coach, Joe Mazzulla, was also at the helm last year and he led the team to an insane Eastern Conference Finals run against the Miami Heat. […]

The official start of the FIBA World Cup is just weeks away. However, it doesn’t look like Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics’ newest star, is going to be participating for his home country of Latvia. Boston’s newly acquired big man was set to suit up for Latvia, but he might end up sitting on the […]

The social media footprint of Paul Pierce is all over the place. He has been more active since the NBA offseason given that there is not much to do for the Boston Celtics legend. Trolls have been flocking him on Twitter ever since. He had lost his patience with these accounts a few times already. […]

The Boston Celtics have expressed interest in re-signing veteran forward Blake Griffin, but whether that interest is reciprocated remains to be seen, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Griffin played his first season with the Celtics in 2022-23 after signing with the team just a couple of weeks before their season-opener. Over the course of […]

Most NBA coaches have several years to prepare for a head coach position, but not Joe Mazzulla. The Boston Celtics boss had to immediately fill in after Ime Udoka was suspended and while it meant that he could take over a talented squad, it also placed tons of pressure on the young coach. Under Mazzulla, […]

The Boston Celtics have had a lot of success in recent years, yet they still have no championship to show for it. They’ve made the postseason nine straight times and had great opportunities to win their 18th title over the last two seasons. In the 2022 NBA Finals, the C’s fell just short against the […]

One of the biggest trades of the NBA offseason involved the Boston Celtics and former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis. Coming up one win shy of reaching the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, the Celtics decided to add some firepower in their frontcourt, giving up Marcus Smart, their Defensive Player of the Year, […]