Even before Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in the second round of last year’s playoffs, the Celtics were planning a reset. President of basketball operations Brad Stevens told Jay King of The Athletic that Boston had already decided to shed salary to duck under the second tax apron and gain flexibility for the long term.
After being unceremoniously let go over the offseason from his job as the head coach of the New York Knicks, Tom Thibodeau is keeping himself busy. More
Boston Celtics insider Jay King predicts the Celtics will trade point guard Anfernee Simons before the end of the 2025-26 NBA season. The Celtics acquired Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers in the offseason for All-Star Jrue Holiday during a summer full of salary shedding moves.
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has never been one to mince words, and his latest message ahead of the new NBA season proves just that. From the start, Brown’s mindset is clear: he’s locked in, confident, and focused on what truly matters.
Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White has been an integral part of the team's success since the Celtics acquired him in a midseason trade with San Antonio in the 2021-22 season.
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Just because Tom Thibodeau attended a practice with the Boston Celtics doesn’t mean he gave away the secrets from his time with the New York Knicks. The ousted coach finds himself uniquely placed between two Eastern Conference behemoths, and Knicks fans are worried about his recent visit to the Celtics.
Watching Jayson Tatum doing box jumps and dunking just five months after tearing his Achilles certainly raised some eyebrows. Even his doctor, who performed the surgery, was a bit stunned to see the videos of the Boston Celtics star.
It’s rare in the NBA for a team to part ways with its head coach right after a deep playoff run — and even rarer for the team that coach just eliminated to sit down with him afterward to study film and talk strategy.
When Jayson Tatum went down with a torn Achilles during the Eastern Conference semifinals, it appeared the contention window for the Boston Celtics' slammed shut.
Boston Celtics star guard Jaylen Brown is not sure if he will play in Wednesday's season opener against their bitter rival, the Philadelphia 76ers. More news: Celtics' Jayson Tatum Provides Major Update on Potential Late-Season Return Brown told Jay King of The Athletic that while he feels great now, he is taking things day-to-day.
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have had more time than usual to reflect on what went wrong during the playoffs. A little over five months ago, the Celtics’ quest to capture back-to-back titles was cut short during the Eastern Conference Semifinals, as they fell in six games to the New York Knicks — suffering their earliest postseason exit since 2021.
The Boston Celtics, suffice to say, are unlikely to compete for an NBA championship for the upcoming campaign. Their roster experienced so much turnover
First, we saw a comparison of Michael Jordan and Derrick Rose. Now King James is in the picture, too. Paul Pierce is all about laying it out, unfiltered.
The Boston Celtics were eyeing to defend their NBA championship in the 2024-25 season. The season before that, the team won the title for the first time since 2008.
The Boston Celtics have undergone plenty of changes in the 2025 offseason. The impetus behind multiple decisions was the knowledge that they’ll likely be without Jayson Tatum for the majority of the season, if not the full year.
Ron Harper Jr. is one of those fringe talents in the NBA whose consistency only seems to grow. After going undrafted in 2022, the former Rutgers standout has been bouncing between the G League and short NBA stints.
The Celtics are making a move to keep Ron Harper Jr. in the fold. After waiving rookie RJ Luis on Wednesday, Boston plans to convert Harper to a two-way contract, his agent Drew Gross told Shams Charania of ESPN.
The Boston Celtics’ coaching staff had a preseason game against the media on Tuesday, and it did not go well for the assembled reporters. Celtics writer Taylor Snow shared a video on X Tuesday that showed a clip from the game.