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Should fans of the Boston Celtics be worried that star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown picked three Los Angeles Lakers greats to be on his greatest of all time basketball starting five to start? Maybe not, seeing as one of the trio he started with he ended up cutting in favor of the winningest player in history, Bill Russell, was also a Celtic. That would be the Big Aristotle … [Read more...] about Boston’s Jaylen Brown has two Los Angeles Lakers (and just one Celtic) on his all-time starting 5

A lot has been made of star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum in the 2024 Paris Olympics, playing for the US National Team. Critiques about his jump shot, his style, and pace of play, and even about likely imaginary grudges between the St. Louis native and Team USA Coach Steve Kerr have taken on their own life. Tatum may be getting consistent minutes for Team USA, but is … [Read more...] about Is coach Steve Kerr using star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum right for Team USA?

Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Kevin Garnett was among the most intense, winning-obsessed, loyal, and single-minded player of the game of basketball his peers could recall encountering over the course of their careers in the NBA. So it should come as no surprise that his opponents and teammates hold The Big Ticket in the highest regard and had plenty of tales to tell … [Read more...] about Kevin Garnett’s peers share tales of their time on the court with him

There are now 23 numbers now out of circulation for future Boston Celtics players after the team raised Hall of Fame Celtics champion center Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 jersey up to the rafters. Moreover, the Ray Allen rift is healed, and the Big Ticket properly honored. So, we can put KG’s big day firmly in the rearview mirror and focus on the Boston roster of today — but not … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Hall of Fame center Kevin Garnett’s retirement ceremony

It seems that while much of the rest of the wider NBA world had largely moved on from Steve Kerr’s decision to bench star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics, not everyone has. In fact, a key member of the Golden State Warriors (Kerr’s team to coach in the NBA), veteran big man Draymond Green, took his Association coach and his … [Read more...] about Draymond Green isn’t buying Steve Kerr’s excuse for benching Boston’s Jayson Tatum

Fans of the Boston Celtics who have been keeping a close eye on the US National Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics (and more specifically, on star forward Jayson Tatum‘s minutes on the court in them) will not be too pleased by a recent prediction by Bleacher Report NBA analyst Andy Bailey. The B/R analyst predicts that the St. Louis native will see increasingly fewer … [Read more...] about NBA analyst predicts Boston’s Jayson Tatum will lose more Team USA playing time to slow decisions

Derrick White was a late addition to Team USA. The Boston Celtics guard replaced the injured Kawhi Leonard and has become ever-present in Steve Kerr’s rotation throughout the group stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. White is an elite point-of-attack defender and high-level playmaker off the dribble. Most importantly, though, White is a star in his role and has no problem sharing … [Read more...] about Why Boston’s Derrick White is perfect for Team USA

The Boston Celtics’ Jrue Holiday ranked the No. 18 overall point guard in NBA for 2024-25 by the good folks over at our sister site of HoopsHype as the annual start of the league’s Ranking Season . With much of the high-level men’s basketball no longer taking place on this continent, minds turn to the season ahead, and what we expect of it. And when it comes to the order of … [Read more...] about Celtics’ Jrue Holiday ranked No. 18 overall point guard in NBA for 2024-25

With the 2024 NBA draft and Las Vegas Summer League firmly behind us, fans of the Boston Celtics and the sport of basketball more generally have been laser-focused on the 2024 Paris Olympics and Boston’s players on Team USA. And with that focus has come some concerning narratives, some of which have substance to them — and others less so. To get into the teeth of the … [Read more...] about Celtics Lab 276: A closer look at the Olympics, Team USA, and the Celtics with Noa Dalzell