The Celtics acquired Anfernee Simons in the deal that sent Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, but Simons is widely viewed as a potential trade candidate. He is entering the final year of his contract and is slated to earn $27.7 million this coming season. Evidently, Boston would prefer to cut bait with him.

The former Boston Celtics star revealed who he considered the toughest player to defend on the franchise — and it wasn’t Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown.

The Boston Celtics are set to lose center Al Horford in free agency, according to an NBA insider. Initially, the center was expected to stay since the front of

The Boston Celtics will enter the 2025-26 NBA season as one of the most incomplete teams across the league. They lost Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis during the summer, primarily as a cost-cutting measure that Boston had to go through.

Bob Ryan, one of Boston’s media personalities, praised Jaylen Brown’s talent but did not consider him a top-tier leader.

The Celtics are one of the most-watched teams in the NBA. In fact, they are the most-viewed team in 27 of the 50 states. The next closest team is the Timberwolves, which have three states. Celtics with 9X more states than any other team is crazy 🤯 Covers more than half the states in the country ☘️ pic.twitter.com/6l5xpPEodC

When Jayson Tatum went down with a torn Achilles on May 12 during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics’ plans for the coming season took a complete U-turn.