While the sports world is focused on LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers, the Portland Trail Blazers are making moves of their own. On Friday, the front office managed to add some depth to the backcourt by signing a former Boston Celtics guard on a two-way contract.
The Boston Celtics were deep in conversations to land Giannis Antetokounmpo at one point during the offseason. The talks with the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to stall due to the refusal to include Hugo Gonzalez, a 20-year-old who averaged less than four points a game during his rookie season.
The Trail Blazers plan to sign free agent guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, agents George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
Jordan Walsh’s extension with the Boston Celtics (not long after Neemias Queta got one himself) left one more big piece of business to be done this summer: Payton Pritchard’s contract extension. He’s eligible for a three-year, $67 million extension on October 1.
The Boston Celtics have continued their busy offseason by securing forward Jordan Walsh to a three-year, $16 million contract extension. However, the decision to lock down the 22-year-old wing long-term has drawn mixed reactions.
At the end of the game or in other big moments, it's usually the team's stars who have the ball. Sometimes, though, it's the role players who get the chance to shine and deliver.
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are looking to reestablish themselves after an early exit in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Tatum did not play in Boston's 109-100 Game 7 loss to Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs.
Former Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall has always stood out not just for his towering presence on the court, but for the warmth and authenticity he brings to his public life.
The Celtics have agreed to a three-year contract extension with forward Jordan Walsh, according to Prime’s Chris Haynes and ESPN’s Shams Charania. There is a slight discrepancy on the total value, with Charania reporting $15 million and Haynes putting it at $16 million.
Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics are in transition this offseason after trading Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. Announced on July 1 and made official on July 6, Philly sent Paul George and a pair of future first- and second-round NBA Draft picks in exchange for the 2024 NBA Finals MVP.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
The Boston Celtics have agreed to a new three-year, $16 million contract extension with forward Jordan Walsh that runs through the 2029-30 season. This new deal will begin during the 2027-28 season, after Boston exercised Walsh’s $2.4 million team option for the 2026-27 season.
The Celtics have agreed to sign forward Jordan Walsh to a three-year contract extension, according to reports from Chris Haynes of Amazon Prime and Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links).
The Boston Celtics shocked the rest of the NBA, their fans and their own players in the locker room when they traded All-Star Jaylen Brown to the archrival Philadelphia 76ers.
A new rumor is circulating, according to Jake Fischer, that the Boston Celtics are a potential landing spot for free agent Bradley Beal. “I do think there’s some Miami interest there,” he said on a Bleacher Report live stream.
One word keeps following Chris Cenac Jr. everywhere he goes: Versatility. It was the first trait Cenac said he would bring to the Boston Celtics after they selected him 27th overall in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Joe Mazzulla’s championship edge comes from an unlikely place. The youngest coach to win an NBA championship since Bill Russell in 1969 and one of the most decorated coaches has reasons to be different, and his off-court practices tell us all.
Boston Celtics rookies Chris Cenac Jr. and Dillon Mitchell are quizzed by Molly Morrison whether quotes are from their new head coach Joe Mazzulla or an ancient philosopher:
With the Boston Celtics expected to try to make up for the loss of Jaylen Brown by committee, the door is open for young players to earn more of an opportunity than they were initially expecting.
When discussing his thought process and the team's potential next moves after parting ways with their Finals MVP, he raved about how the expanded war chest gave them a better shot at making a big swing at another star.