12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (456+ words) The Celtics haven’t had any issues being an elite defense in recent years, routinely finishing in the top 10. But they haven’t exactly excelled when it comes to defensive playmaking, which includes blocks, steals, deflections, and offensive fouls drawn. The idea…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago   (502+ words) The days are starting to drag as we crawl towards the end of the NBA offseason and the beginning of training camp and preseason. But we’re still getting little breadcrumbs here and there, and this weekend, we got a small…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (504+ words) Derrick White has become a tough subject for the Boston Celtics fanbase. He's been mostly awesome since joining the team, but he is coming off a bad shooting season, and yet the analytics still back him up. The Celtics should…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (357+ words) There has been plenty of discourse recently about whether or not the Celtics are lacking guard depth. As things stand, they have Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, and Mike Conley as true point guard options on the team. White has started…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (443+ words) By now, most people have come to terms with the Celtics’ transformational trade, which sent Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia. Processing has happened, and the general consensus remains that Boston should be a very good team in the regular season. But…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (321+ words) Luka Garza had an amazing first season in Boston, shooting 43.3% from three, which was the best percentage of any center in the league with at least 100 attempts. That’s obviously extremely useful, especially since the Celtics’ other two centers, Neemias Queta…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (517+ words) On a recent edition of Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective, the venerable NBA reporter for ESPN shared that he doesn't expect any changes to the trade sending Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. That would be good news for…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (245+ words) Hardwood Houdini On the most recent episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast, Bill and his guest, Nick Wright, were answering mailbag questions, and one listener brought up a fascinating idea that the recently suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer should go…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (413+ words) Once the dust settled from the shocking Jaylen Brown trade this summer, one of the talking points was that, given the widely perceived poor return, the Celtics waited too long and should have traded Brown earlier. But this makes no…...