Well, at least it is just the preseason. The Celtics held a 27-point lead in their 105-103 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. They led by 14 with 3:10 left in the game as well.
The Boston Celtics are going to have to reconfigure their rotation without Jayson Tatum available. The best-case scenario for the Celtics is that he returns at the end of next 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.
The Boston Celtics have a lot of questions to answer this offseason, with one of them being how the front office will cut down salary across the roster.
The Boston Celtics drafted Baylor Scheierman with the 30th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. The Creighton product spent most of his rookie season with the Maine Celtics in the G League.
The Boston Celtics had their season end far too early in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and even worse, lost Jayson Tatum to a torn achilles towards the end of Game 4.
The Boston Celtics are going to be a team to watch when it comes to trades this offseason. With one of the most expensive rosters in the league, they are going to have to find a way to shed some salary.
Team-friendly contracts are more valuable than ever as the Boston Celtics navigate life as a title contender with a ballooning payroll. With five players set to earn over $28 million next season, the margin for error on the back end of the roster is razor thin.
Boston Celtics rookie small forward Baylor Scheierman has become a consistent bench 3-point release valve during the last month-plus of games when he's been frequently pressed into service amidst accumulating injuries to starrier perimeter pieces on the reigning champs.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Sacramento Kings 113-95. Jayson Tatum scored 25 points with 7 rebounds and 8 assists but left the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter.
The Boston Celtics sit atop NBA history with 18 championship banners. After retaining their core roster, they enter the 2024-25 season as clear favorites to repeat.
As the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics returned their entire rotation for the 2024-25 season, there never seemed to be much room for a rookie to earn playing time.
Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard who is easily leading the race for NBA Sixth Man of the Year, averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 total rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 0.9 steals per game.
Baylor Scheierman was drafted 30th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Draft. The rookie wing started the season in the G League with the Maine Celtics.
Rookie Baylor Scheierman came off the bench to toss in a career-high 20 points and Kristaps Porzingis finished with a team-high 25 to help the short-handed Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 104-96 on Tuesday.
On Monday night, the Boston Celtics lost to the Houston Rockets (at home) by a score of 114-112. Rookie Baylor Scheierman did not appear in the game. According to the Celtics, he has now been assigned to Maine (G League).
The Boston Celtics don't play a lot of young players regular minutes. It doesn't make much sense for them to do so as NBA title contenders. They are the defending champions and still have one of the best rosters in the league.
The Boston Celtics drafted Baylor Scheierman with the 30th overall pick in the 2024 draft. While the rookie wing has only appeared in five games with Boston this season, Scheierman has been highly impressive in the G League, and he could be ready for an NBA opportunity sooner rather than later.
On Friday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Washington, D.C. to play the Wizards. Before the game, the team announced that they had assigned Baylor Scheierman to the Maine Celtics (G League).
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics will host the Atlanta Hawks in Massachusetts. Before the game, the Celtics announced that they had recalled Baylor Scheierman from the G League.
On Monday evening, the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks (in Georiga) by a score of 123-93. Baylor Scheierman had three rebounds in eight minutes of playing time.
With the NBA season right around the corner the media day circuits have picked up with the Boston Celtics getting things started this week. Looking to repeat as champions, the Celtics have taken a run it back approach with a team that appears to have dreams of a dynastic run already over the hump with such a young core.
While starting an NBA career with the defending champions provides a bevy of benefits for draftees, it also comes at a cost. Typically, breaking the rotation of a defending champion is tougher than doing so for any of the other 29 teams.
Saturday represents the first chance for Celtics fans to see the team's draft class, Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson, suit up for the reigning NBA champions.
Celtics' first-round pick Baylor Scheierman is known for his shooting. The former Creighton Bluejay has range that extends to the parking lot, and he's effective off the dribble, when he's a stationary kick-out option, and when he's curling off screens.