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Bill Russell famously once said: “The two greatest words in sports are ‘Game 7.’” With the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder soon tipping off a Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals tonight, I thought it would be the perfect time to reminisce on some of the best Game 7’s in Celtics history. […]
The Celtics have some big questions to answer this offseason. After back-to-back disappointing exits in the playoffs, Brad Stevens and the front office are likely to make significant changes in order to bolster the roster and thrust them back into legitimate title contention. And whether it’s a Giannis trade or a less explosive move, the […]
This one is a bit personal for me. I’ve been a Nikola Vučević fan since he was traded from Philadelphia to Orlando, and for years I hoped the Montenegrin big man would eventually suit up for the Boston Celtics. That trade to Orlando happened back in 2012, when I was still in high school. Fast […]
Globe NBA insider’s take on the Celtics-Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors Even though the Celtics bowed out of the NBA playoffs, there’s plenty of incentive to watch the Knicks Victor Wembanyama, Spurs send the West finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder NBA’s board of governors passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery […]
Two weeks ago, we talked about a J. Kyle Mann mock draft that saw the Celtics use their first round pick on international prospect Karim Lopez, diving a bit into the film and numbers to see if the fit makes sense for a team that has a desire to add rim-attacking power and more interior […]
Going into the 2025-26 season, Ron Harper Jr.’s NBA career was seemingly stuck in mud. After going undrafted in 2021 out of Rutgers, he began his career with the Toronto Raptors for the first two seasons of his career where he played a total of 10 NBA games. He started last season with Boston in […]
CelticsBlog Tatum and Brown made Celtics fans forget how hard winning is CelticsBlog exit interview: Hugo González gives Boston both a present and a future NBC Sports Boston Should the Celtics pursue a Giannis trade? Four factors to consider NESN Celtics Insider Believes Boston Has ‘Real Interest’ In Giannis Antetokounmpo Brian Windhorst Hasn’t Heard Any […]
Watching the Knicks punch their ticket to the NBA Finals has, in my opinion, sucked. Yes, they’ve waited 27 years to return to this stage, endured truly awful stretches of basketball spanning decades, and maybe deserve it on some level. Still, it’s New York. It’s Knicks fans. It’s “bing bong” and Timothée Chalamet clips that […]
Last summer, there wasn’t much to expect from Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens approaching the 2025 NBA Draft. Boston entered the night with three late selections — No. 28, 46, and 57 — yet still managed to reel in a little-known prospect with the potential to impact winning more than most rookies in […]
Herald Joe Mazzulla wins NBA Coach of the Year after calling award ‘stupid’ Globe Joe Mazzulla named NBA Coach of the Year for 2025-26 season Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla named NBA Coach of the Year, but he thinks award should be ‘Staff of the Year’ Thunder top Spurs in Game 5, move a win away from […]
Entering his third season as a Celtic, Jordan Walsh needed to make a statement. After a rough second year in the Summer League and spot opportunities in Year 2, Walsh had a massive opportunity to crack the rotation in Jayson Tatum’s absence. Early on, it didn’t feel like those opportunities were coming Jordan’s way, and […]
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla once called the NBA’s Coach of the Year award “stupid.” On Tuesday night, he became the organization’s first recipient in 46 years. “Don’t need it,” Mazzulla told reporters in March. “I think it’s a stupid award. They shouldn’t have it. And it’s more about the players. It’s more about […]
Herald Celtics trade rumors: Three teams have ‘legitimate’ Jaylen Brown interest Globe Jaylen Brown challenges Stephen A. Smith to debate at site like Harvard or MIT NBA insider: Celtics, Heat are 2 teams ‘believed to intrigue’ Giannis in a blockbuster trade Jaylen Brown challenges ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith to a debate at ‘like Harvard or […]
The Boston Celtics took a chance on Luka Garza after he spent most of his career on the bench for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Boston had a serious lack of depth at the center position with a tight budget and a mostly uninspiring free agent pool to pull from. Garza was still unproven at the NBA […]
Globe Victor Wembanyama scores 33 points, Spurs crush the Thunder to even the Western Conference finals Jaylen Brown named to All-NBA Second Team for the second time in his career CelticsBlog Celtics’ Jaylen Brown ‘grateful’ after discovering All-NBA Second Team nod The Celtics are closer to contention than you think—The Week in Green Remembering the […]
The Celtics, we are reminded, were 3-11 against the best teams in the league during the past season. This is, at first glance, a problematic record for a franchise that won 56 games who many considered to be a contender. It suggests that the team has an obvious problem in need of a fix. It […]
The Eastern and Western Conference Finals are in full swing and for the 2nd straight season, the Celtics are not participating. That is the first time that has happened in consecutive seasons since 2015 and 2016. NBA Final Four History (Conference Finalists Since 2017) pic.twitter.com/TIl5DnveHv — RealGM (@RealGM) May 18, 2026 That is a lot […]
Jaylen Brown’s first run as the Boston Celtics star earned its flowers on Sunday night. The names of those voted to the league’s All-NBA first, second, and third teams were unveiled, just as Brown began unpacking another handful of topics during his latest livestream. Brown’s audience got a live reaction from the five-time All-Star, who […]
Globe Finn: Stephen A. Smith the only one who benefits from feud with Jaylen Brown 5 players the Celtics could target this offseason outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo Celtics reportedly plan to work out UConn basketball star ahead of NBA Draft Knicks move within a win of NBA Finals with another lopsided victory over Cavaliers CelticsBlog […]
Neemias Queta embodied the Celtics’ season while speaking in the locker room following their Game 7 loss earlier this month. He showed so much promise and growth until it stalled against the Sixers. Foul trouble left him off the floor for most of the series, again raising questions of Boston’s front court despite a 56-win […]
With the Celtics sitting at home during these conference finals, they’re so many degrees removed from winning the title. There’s the fact that they got bounced by the 76ers in the first round and that Philadelphia team then got swept by the New York Knicks (who eliminated Boston last year) who might just sweep the […]
Herald Celtics’ Derrick White lands spot on All-Defensive first team Globe Derrick White named to first-career NBA All-Defensive First Team Mavericks’ firing of Jason Kidd part of their vision of building for future Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, bench propel Thunder past Spurs after historic slow start for 2-1 series lead CelticsBlog CelticsBlog exit interview: Baylor Scheierman and […]
The very first article I wrote for CelticsBlog was titled, “Is Baylor Scheierman a viable starter for the Celtics?” I started that article with a confession: I wasn’t a Baylor believer at the beginning of the season. That was probably too simple of a take. Looking back, I don’t think I disbelieved in him as […]
Derrick White is officially a member of the All-Defensive first team for the first time in his career. The Celtics guard, who made the second team in 2022-23 and 2023-24, joined Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Ausar Thompson and Rudy Gobert on this year’s top squad. He received 58 first-team votes and 30 second-team votes, edging […]
Herald Celtics trade targets: Six potential fits, including Giannis Antetokounmpo Globe Kevin McHale questions Celtics’ 3-point heavy approach: ‘The ball has got to touch the paint’ Josh Hart scores 26 and the Knicks move two wins from the NBA Finals with a Game 2 victory over the Cavaliers CelticsBlog CelticsBlog exit interview: Sam Hauser has […]