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Keep up with the latest Boston Celtics Basketball News. Head Coach Joe Mazzulla has much talent on the team including Small Forward Jayson Tatum and Guard Jaylen Brown. The Atlantic Division Celtics of course have a very rich tradition in winning and it will be interesting to see if they can once again make a strong run in the always difficult NBA playoffs.

Boston Celtics Basketball News

Celtics Could Keep Final Roster Spot Open Despite Signing Of Lonnie Walker IV

The Boston Celtics signed Lonnie Walker IV to an Exhibit 10 contract. According to Shams Charania, there is a chance Walker is waived before the start of the regular season [...]

Jayson Tatum Urged Celtics To Be Ready For Next Season

The Boston Celtics finally broke through and won the 2024 NBA Finals. Star forward Jayson Tatum told his teammates that they can't get caught celebrating that title into next season. [...]

Jayson Tatum On Olympics: I Stayed Ready And Won A Gold Medal

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum's Olympic experience was a different one, including not playing and missing every jump shot he took. Still, Tatum said the experience was a good, despite [...]

Isaiah Thomas Says Celtics Should Have Been Up Front With Him About Hip Injury

Isaiah Thomas said he doesn't have any ill-will towards the Boston Celtics from the way his time there ended. However, Thomas said the Celtics could have handled things better. "The [...]

Jaylen Brown: It's Back To Work

Jaylen Brown said he and his Boston Celtics enjoyed the celebrations around winning the 2024 NBA Finals. Now, Brown says it's time to get ready to defend their title. "Last [...]

Jeff Bezos Has No Interest In Purchasing Celtics

Jeff Bezos has no interest in buying the Boston Celtics, reports Nick Wingfield of The Information. Wingfield is a longtime reporter who has extensively covered Amazon. The Ringer's Bill Simmons [...]

Back-To-Back Games Up In 24-25 NBA Schedule Vs Prior Year

As the NBA continues to find ways to increase player availability for key and high-profile games, that has led to more back-to-backs being scheduled in 2024-25. Teams average 14.9 back-to-back [...]

Lakers Lead NBA With 39 National TV Appearances Next Season

The Los Angeles Lakers will appear in 39 nationally televised games next season, the most of any team in the NBA. The Warriors are in second place with 36 appearances [...]

NBA To Open Regular Season With Celtics-Knicks, Lakers-Wolves

The NBA will open its 24-25 regular season on Tuesday, October 22nd on TNT with a doubleheader of the New York Knicks at Boston Celtics followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves [...]

Brad Stevens Says Celtics Wanted To Keep Team Together But Are Aware Of Apron Concerns

In recent interview with the Boston Globe, Brad Stevens touched on the Boston Celtics doing what they could to bring back most of the 2024 title roster. Stevens said the [...]

Jayson Tatum Says Limited Role In Paris Won't Impact 2028 Olympics Decision

Jayson Tatum admitted that he was disappointed about his role with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, Tatum said that won't impact any decisions about playing for the [...]

Kristaps Porzingis Is 'Progressing Well, But Will Be A While'

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens touched on Kristaps Porzingis' recovery in a recent interview with the Boston Globe. Stevens gave a positive update on Porzingis, but cautioned [...]

Jayson Tatum's Mother Says Benching 'Unacceptable, Makes No Sense'

Jayson Tatum's mother, Brandy Cole, was critical of her son's lack of playing time following the United States' 95-91 win over Serbia. Steve Kerr didn't play Tatum for the second [...]

Grant Hill Says Jaylen Brown Will Be Team USA Candidate For 2028

United States Men's Basketball director Grant Hill joined Rachel Nichols on All The Smoke to talk about all things Team USA. One of the topics involved Jaylen Brown and the [...]

Celtics Likely To Leave Final Roster Spot Open Heading Into Regular Season

The Boston Celtics have filled 14 of their 15 roster spots and are likely to leave the final spot vacant heading into the regular season. The Celtics will maintain flexibility [...]

Anton Watson, Celtics Sign Two-Way Deal

The Boston Celtics have agreed to sign Anton Watson to a Two-Way contract. Watson was the 54th overall pick in this year's draft out of Gonzaga. Watson is represented by [...]

Gordon Hayward Retires From NBA

Gordon Hayward is retiring from the NBA after a 14-year career. Hayward announced his retirement via posts on social media. Hayward played for the Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets [...]

RealGM Radio: Tim Bontemps and Jared Dubin On the Atlantic Division (Jul 2024)

Host Danny Leroux, Tim Bontemps of ESPN and Jared Dubin of Last Night in Basketball go in-depth on the NBA's Atlantic Division. They discuss how the Celtics, 76ers, Knicks, Nets [...]

Sam Hauser, Celtics Agree To Four-Year, $45M Extension

The Boston Celtics and Sam Hauser have agreed to a four-year, $45 million extension. Hauser will now be under contract through the 2028-29 season. Hauser has become one of the [...]

Jaylen Brown 'Not Surprised' By Team USA Snub, Blames Nike

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown was in Las Vegas to watch the Celtics take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Summer League. Brown was asked about a number of topics, [...]

- Keagan Stiefel

The Boston Celtics have plenty of nickname guys. Kristaps Porzingis is known as “The Unicorn.” Jayson Tatum has been known to go by “Big Deuce.” Al Horford hasn’t been called [...]

- Gio Rivera

The offseason free agency market hasn’t been friendly to former Boston Celtics guard Evan Fournier, which has left the 12-year veteran considering saying goodbye to the NBA in search of [...]

- Gio Rivera

Jayson Tatum’s experience at the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of three Boston Celtics representatives to join LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and a stacked USA Basketball gold medal-winning [...]

- Gio Rivera

The Boston Celtics had their hands tied after ownership committed over $930 million to its championship-defending starting lineup of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White. [...]

- Gio Rivera

Former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to three years in prison after defrauding the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan. However, a federal judge offered [...]

- Adam London

Jayson Tatum was a major storyline in the 2024 Paris Olympics, but not for his play with Team USA. Tatum took on an extremely diminished role across the Americans’ run [...]

- Keagan Stiefel

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo welcomed a special guest to practice Thursday. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, who has built quite the friendship with other regional coaches in recent years, [...]

- Gio Rivera

Just when it seemed as though the Boston Celtics were done pulling offseason triggers and confidently prepared to embark on a potential repeat as reigning NBA champions, president of basketball [...]

- Tim Crowley

The Boston Celtics had an efficient summer in restoring nearly the entire roster that won the franchise’s 18th NBA championship in dominant fashion. With less than two months to go [...]

- Jason Ounpraseuth

Celtics fans were outraged to see how Steve Kerr utilized Jayson Tatum during the Paris Olympics, but one of his teammates took a different tone. Tatum featured in all but [...]

- Gio Rivera

Before Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown joined forces as the co-leaders of the Boston Celtics, 5-foot-9 guard Isaiah Thomas held the leader’s torch, donned the nickname “The King of the [...]

- Gio Rivera

The Boston Celtics expressed the organization’s value for its championship-winning roster this offseason, most notably by making star Jayson Tatum the NBA’s all-time highest-paid player with a five-year, $315 million [...]

- Gio Rivera

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown has always been vocal, but we’ve never seen the 27-year-old spit lyrics on a track with A$AP Ferg, which produced both a pretty obvious jab [...]

- Greg Dudek

Jaylen Brown has called out Nike both on the court and off of it. And it looks like now the Boston Celtics star took his feud with the sneaker conglomerate [...]

- Gio Rivera

The Boston Celtics took a chance on sharpshooter Sam Hauser three years ago after the 6-foot-7 forward went undrafted out of Virginia, which proved itself to be a viable route [...]

- Gio Rivera

The Boston Celtics captured their franchise’s 18th championship before sending a trio of representatives to join USA Basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which generated controversy for teammates Jayson Tatum [...]

- Gio Rivera
Celtics Owner Jeff Bezos? Three Pros, Three Cons Behind Idea

The Boston Celtics opened the door for a flurry of speculation when the organization announced its intentions to sell the majority ownership stake — currently tied to Wyc Grousbeck — [...]

- Gio Rivera

It’s been over two months since the Boston Celtics clinched their franchise’s 18th title, ended a 16-year championship drought and defeated arch nemesis Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks in [...]

- Greg Dudek
Celtics, CT Sun ‘Big Brother’ Connection Plays Out At TD Garden

BOSTON — There’s a connection between the Connecticut Sun and the Boston Celtics even though the two franchises reside just over 100 miles from one another. The Sun and Celtics [...]

- Gio Rivera

The NBA offseason has reached its slow-moving stage with Las Vegas Summer League action in the rearview mirror, but that doesn’t mean teams aren’t fielding phone calls, which on Tuesday, [...]

News from Around the NBA

- Austin Nivison
Shaquille O'Neal wants to see WNBA players getting 'similar contracts' to some of the players in the NBA

O'Neal wants WNBA salaries to rise along with the league's popularity [...]

- Brad Botkin
Mark Cuban tells Jalen Brunson the Mavs' scouting report described him as 'chubby' before drafting him

Cuban appeared on Brunson's podcast with Josh Hart on Friday [...]

- Brad Botkin
Grizzlies' GG Jackson out indefinitely after breaking bone in right foot

Jackson emerged as perhaps the steal of the 2023 draft last season [...]

- Brad Botkin
Clippers sign Ivica Zubac to three-year, $58M max extension, per report

Zubac is now guaranteed $70M over the next four years [...]

- James Herbert
Stephen Curry reiterates desire to play entire NBA career with Warriors after signing contract extension

Curry inked a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension Thursday [...]

- James Herbert
Pacers' T.J. McConnell gets $45 million contract extension after strong finish to last season

McConnell will be under contract through 2028-29 [...]

- James Herbert
Jalen Brunson, Mark Cuban discuss free agency saga as Knicks star opens up about 'little jab' from Mavs owner

Two years after Brunson left Dallas, he and Cuban hashed things out publicly on a podcast [...]

- James Herbert
Spurs' Jeremy Sochan not injured after he 'lost control of his vehicle' during car crash in San Antonio

NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection crashed his Porsche on Aug. 24 [...]

- James Herbert
Stephen Curry contract extension: Warriors star set to be first NBA player to hit $60M mark in single season

The deal will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season [...]

- Jack Maloney
Clippers coach Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard will be ready for training camp: 'He's feeling good'

Leonard only played two games in the playoffs last season and missed the Olympics due to a knee injury [...]

- Jack Maloney
NBA free agency: Defending champion Celtics sign Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal, per report

Walker shot 38.4% from 3-point range last season with the Nets [...]

- Jack Maloney
LeBron James' high school jersey from famous Sports Illustrated cover going up for auction

The jersey is expected to sell for more than $1 million [...]

- Sam Quinn
Warriors told Brandin Podziemski he wouldn't be traded amid offseason rumors: 'You're a priority here'

The Warriors tried to trade for Paul George and Lauri Markkanen this offseason [...]

- Zachary Pereles
LeBron James says Bronny James cannot call him 'dad' on the Lakers, but he has other options in mind

The elder James is entering his 21st year in the NBA, and the first with his son [...]

- Jasmyn Wimbish
Russell Westbrook explains jersey number change with Nuggets, says he never asked Christian Braun for No. 0

Westbrook will wear No. 4 in the 2024-25 season with his new team [...]

- Chris Bengel
76ers' Joel Embiid records Phillies' Bryce Harper's walk-off hit vs. Astros

Embiid was marveling at another former MVP [...]

- Jasmyn Wimbish
Nuggets' Aaron Gordon changes jersey number to honor late brother after car accident

Drew Gordon, who died in May, wore No. 32 at the University of New Mexico [...]

- Jasmyn Wimbish
Magic Johnson takes shot at Anthony Edwards after Wolves star's comments about past NBA generations

Edwards said Michael Jordan was the only player with skill in past generations [...]

- Jack Maloney
Lakers' Jeanie Buss explains decision to hire JJ Redick: 'We wanted to kind of think a different way'

Redick is planning to revamp the Lakers' offense and player development program [...]

Clippers, Ivica Zubac agree to $58.6 million, 3-year contract extension

Ivica Zubac and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a $58.6 million, three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2027-28 season. [...]

2024 NBA free agency tracker: Pacers extend T.J. McConnell

The NBA offseason is in full swing, and there has been plenty of movement throughout the league. Here are the latest moves. [...]

Steph Curry, Warriors agree to extension through 2026-27 season

Steph Curry is adding another year to his stay in the Bay Area, agreeing to a maximum one-year extension with the Warriors. [...]

Sword, bullhorn stolen from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino's St. John's office

Two thieves stole a ceremonial sword and a bullhorn from the office of St. John’s University Coach Rick Pitino, the school said Thursday. [...]

Kevin Stefanski says Patrick Mahomes is changing the game like Steph Curry l The Herd

Colin Cowherd reacts to Cleveland Browns HC Kevin Stefanski comparing Patrick Mahomes' impact NFL to Steph Curry's NBA impact. [...]

Wilt Chamberlain's best moments: Celebrating a legend

FOX Sports Research breaks down Wilt Chamberlain's illustrious NBA career ahead of his birthday. [...]

Backyard Sports officially returning: Release date, trailer

Backyard Sports, the iconic children's sports video game line that peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is being relaunched, its developer announced Tuesday. [...]

Report: Rich Paul shut down Lakers-Warriors trade talks about LeBron James last season

The Warriors made a legitimate push to trade for LeBron James that season. A big reason it failed? James' agent Rich Paul, per a new report. [...]

The 10 best players since 2000 to miss rookie seasons with injuries

With Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy out for the season, here are the best players from the 21st century who were sidelined for the entirety of their first pro campaign. [...]

2024-25 NBA schedule released: Celtics open vs. Knicks on ring night, Oct. 22

Highlights of the NBA 2024-25 schedule include five Christmas Day games, three on Super Bowl Sunday, and Kevin Durant going back to college. [...]

Top 5 USA Basketball Olympic moments: Is Steph Curry's 'Night Night' No. 1?

Steph Curry's barrage of 3-pointers to secure a gold medal over France in Paris is one of the best Team USA Olympic basketball moments ever. But is it the best? [...]

Why LeBron James and Steph Curry should have been Co-MVPs of Olympics basketball l What's Wright?

Nick Wright breaks down Team USA's win over France to win gold and Steph Curry's clutch three-point shooting. He explains why LeBron James and Steph Curry could have been Co-MVPs [...]

Mark Few discusses coaching and witnessing Steph Curry's Team USA success l The Herd

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Head Coach and Team USA assistant Mark Few joins Colin Cowherd to discuss coaching and having a front role seat for Steph Curry's success during the 2024 [...]

How a gold medal affects Steph Curry's legacy l First Things First

Nick Wright and Greg Jennings discuss how a gold medal affects Steph Curry's legacy. [...]

From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics

As the 2024 Olympics close in Paris, LA has now taken the torch and is prepping for the 2028 Games. Here's what to know! [...]

McDonald's France jokes about nixing curry sauce after Team USA's Olympic win

France still isn't over Steph Curry's heroics in the gold medal game — so much so that their McDonald's stores may ban curry sauce. [...]

Steph Curry's clutch 3s lead Team USA to gold vs. France l The Herd

Steph Curry cooked in the fourth quarter with late 3's (8-of-13 in total) to push Team USA to gold against France. He finished with 24 points in Team USA's 98-87 [...]

Steph Curry's heroics lift USA to gold medal win over France

Steph Curry hit four 3-pointers in the final three minutes to secure a fifth straight gold medal for the Americans in men's basketball. [...]

2024 Olympic basketball odds: Team USA-France gold medal match set

Team USA is a double-digit favorite over France in the gold medal matchup after narrowly escaping Serbia in the semifinals. Check out the odds for the last two men's basketball [...]

Joel Embiid finally showed his value to USA Basketball against Nikola Jokić, Serbia

Team USA recruited Joel Embiid to make life difficult on Nikola Jokic, and he did just that on Thursday. [...]

- ESPN

All the free agency deals and signings we've seen so far as the NBA offseason continues. [...]

- Adrian Wojnarowski

Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac has agreed on a three-year, $58.6 million contract extension --- tying him to the franchise for $70 million through the 2027-2028 season, his agents [...]

- Adrian Wojnarowski

The Pacers and guard T.J. McConnell have agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension that takes him through the 2028-29 season, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports [...]

- Kendra Andrews

Warriors star Stephen Curry has signed a one-year extension that will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season, with his agent telling ESPN it is worth $62.6 million. [...]

A film project has earned former NBA forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis a temporary reprieve from the start of his three-year prison term for a fraud conviction. [...]

Lonnie Walker IV has agreed on a one-year deal with the Celtics, his agent, George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. [...]

- Tim MacMahon

Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during a workout earlier this week and will undergo surgery, the team announced. [...]

- Kalan Hooks

LeBron James laid some guidelines on what his son, Bronny James can call him on the court. [...]

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