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Over the last 12 months, Brad Stevens has prioritized securing the long-term future of the Boston Celtics core rotation. He has extended Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard. A significant portion of those deals occurred during the opening weeks of the offseason. The Celtics are clearly betting on their … [Read more...] about Is team chemistry the Boston Celtics secret weapon?

It is not very often that a rookie player makes the NBA All-Star game. In fact, it has only happened 45 times in the history of the game, and not since Blake Griffin made the All-Star team in 2011. But then, not very many rookies enter the league as dangerous of a player as Boston Celtics legendary small forward Larry Bird did in 1979. Bird would have an outstanding rookie … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird’s 1st-ever All-Star game in 1980

How would you describe the Boston Celtics’ 2024 NBA offseason so far? After winning a league-record 18th banner, the Celtics have understandably not felt the need to change much. Living the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” point of view as a ball club, the Celtics instead have spent their break between seasons bringing back the same roster that won Banner 18 with very few … [Read more...] about How would you describe the Boston Celtics 2024 NBA offseason so far?

At the start of the first season (1978-79) the Boston Celtics were to play without Hall of Fame small forward John Havlicek since drafting him out of Ohio State in 1962, the team honored the Bridgeport, Ohio, native by retiring his No. 17 jersey to the Boston Garden rafters. Hondo — as Havlicek was sometimes called as a nickname — was the NBA’s third-leading all-time scorer … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek’s 1978 jersey retirement ceremony

The Boston Celtics preseason officially starts off the annual run at a title for the Celtics. But it was on a day like many of those days that a certain Hick From French Lick (as Celtics Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird is sometimes called) got in his first preseason game with Boston. Larry Legend of course went on to have quite the career, but on a brisk September day in 1979, … [Read more...] about Footage from Larry Bird’s very first preseason game with the Boston Celtics

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Bruce Bowen signed as a free agent with the team. A native of Merced, California, the contract would be Bowen’s first real shot in the NBA (he had turned a pair of 10-day deals with the Miami Heat into a rest-of-season contract the season before but only played in a single game) after going undrafted out of Cal State … [Read more...] about On this day: Bowen, Declercq sign; Erden, Williams born

Iconic Hall of Fame Boston Celtics small forward Larry Bird was widely known as one of the most lethal opponents in the NBA of his era. And it is because of the versatile abilities he brought to the game, despite not possessing particularly exceptional athleticism. The Hick from French Lick could kill you with his 3-point shooting, his fade-away, or his passing, break your … [Read more...] about The seven ways Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird killed his opponents on the court

Quite a lot of ink has been spilled over the decades on the Celtics mystique, with many a sportswriter trying to convey an understanding of what it meant to be a part of — or up against — the Boston Celtics. With 18 titles to their name, a large part is the history and glory of playing underneath those banners. But it encompasses more than that if you ask the men who built it. … [Read more...] about Boston legends Red Auerbach, Bill Russell and Bob Ryan on Celtics mystique

Is star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown a top-15 player in the NBA? While the Georgia native has never doubted his own position in the league, serious flaws in an otherwise very complete game have held the Celtics star back until this season. Now armed with a tighter handle, better decision-making skills and self-awareness of his game and his limits, Brown has not only … [Read more...] about Is star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown a top-15 player in the NBA?