The Boston Celtics agreed to a two-year, $44.2-million contract extension with guard Payton Pritchard that will begin in the 2028-29 season, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
Payton Pritchard took on a bigger job last season. The Celtics are giving him a bigger payday to go with it. Boston and Pritchard have agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million extension, according to ESPN.
The Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard have reached an agreement on a veteran contract extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from Pritchard’s agents at CAA that the two-year deal is worth $44.2MM.
The NBA just revealed all 30 courts for NBA Cup games this season. Like the jerseys that teams wear for in-season tournament games, the courts are supposed to stand out with bright, vibrant colors, as well as an identity that touches home for NBA teams.
BOSTON — Things are good inside the Auerbach Center right now. The Boston Celtics have had two pretty good preseason performances, and the coverage of the team has shifted from confused and angry over the summer to jovial and upbeat.
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.
NBA legend Paul Pierce had some unconventional dating advice for his co-host, Azar Farideh. Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce has successfully pivoted into a sharp-tongued analyst since his retirement from the NBA.
The 2023, 2024 and 2025 drafts all saw the Celtics select wings with their top pick. In all three cases, they found contributing players in Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez.
The Boston Celtics made one of the most controversial moves of this offseason when they traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George.
DeMarcus Cousins has shared a unique take on the real reason behind what caused the fallout between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, which ended with Brown getting traded.
Through two preseason games, the 2026-2027 Celtics look like the 2020-2021 bull market. It didn’t matter what you bought — it was going to the moon. Bitcoin, Dogecoin, gold, Tesla, it didn’t matter; everyone thought they had found the infinite money glitch.
It’s safe to say Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is pleased with what he’s seen from Paul George early. “He’s got great instincts. Great instincts, great technique, great positioning,” Mazzulla said, via Joe Postrade of Sporting News.
An embarrassment of riches isn't a bad spot to be in, and that seems to be where Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics find themselves with a new season just a week away.
The Boston Celtics didn’t play a tribute video for their former star forward, Jaylen Brown, during a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
Paul George admitted that he was nervous before stepping onto the parquet floor for the first time as a member of the Boston Celtics. “Always nerves,” he said after Boston’s shellacking of his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers.
I have no idea how the Boston Celtics managed to win 56 games without Jayson Tatum for almost the entire season, but they did it, finished second in the East, and then somehow blew a 3-1 lead against the 76ers in the first round.
Boston Celtics fans had plenty to celebrate after their team dismantled the Philadelphia 76ers 144-106 in preseason, while some Sixers supporters were left with serious concerns despite the result not counting towards the regular-season standings.
Jayson Tatum is looking forward to building strong chemistry with Paul George as they help the Boston Celtics get through the preseason slate ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season.
The Boston Celtics blew out the Philadelphia 76ers 144-106 in their NBA preseason matchup tonight at the TD Garden. Boston improves to 2-0 in the preseason.
The Boston Celtics made a controversial choice to trade Jaylen Brown to their biggest rival this offseason, but that move was preceded by what might just be an even more unpopular decision, which was to pump the brakes on their Giannis Antetokounmpo trade pursuit by not making their younger commodities available for the Bucks in their return package.
Joe Mazzulla still wants his players available as often as possible. He just isn’t going to pretend every body handles an NBA season the same way. With
The Boston Celtics needed more center help, and this led to them signing Mitchell Robinson to a three-year, $47.4 million contract in free agency. With Robinson, one of the biggest downfalls of his game has been his free throw ability, but his recent comments suggest he is trying to fix this area of his game.