Celtics News

Today was the deadline for cutting the roster down to 15, and in a move none of us expected a few months ago, James Young is sticking around and RJ Hunter (on his birthday, no less) is looking for a new home. James Young has made the Boston Celtics 15-man roster, league source tells @TheVertical. [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The Celtics still haven’t ruled out the possibility of Marcus Smart (sprained ankle) playing on opening night. He no longer needs a walking boot, according to [...]

Boston has released forward Ben Bentil, league sources tell The Vertical. Bentil could become waiver claim or affiliate option elsewhere. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 21, 2016 The Celtics had hoped to stash Bentil in the D-League but apparently that’s not going to happen for them. Bentil had shown some early Summer League promise as [...]

Sports Illustrated got team scouts to offer up assessments of all 30 teams in the league. Here’s one take on the Celtics: “Al Horford is a really, really big upgrade for them. He’s a little older [30] and has a few more miles on his legs, but he fits the way they want to play. [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.  For R.J. Hunter and those on the Celtics’ roster bubble, last night was the final preseason audition before the club must make its cuts. Hunter has [...]

Marcus Smart rolled his left ankle after stepping on Justin Holiday’s foot shortly before halftime of tonight’s game vs the Knicks. Smart hopped off the court with the help of his teammates. Sherrod Blakely says Smart will miss about 2 weeks: The left ankle sprain injury Marcus Smart suffered in the second quarter of Wednesday [...]

Jackie MacMullan ignited a firestorm of controversy with her comments that LaMarcus Aldridge is not happy with the Spurs and vice versa. The league is now buzzing with LMA trade speculation. Naturally, the Celtics are part of that speculation: If the Spurs were to consider trading Aldridge, you would have to move him to a team [...]

NBA.com released its annual survey of GMs and (to the surprise of no one) there’s a lot of praise for Brad Stevens: Who is the best head coach in the NBA? 1. Gregg Popovich, San Antonio – 83.3% 2. Rick Carlisle, Dallas – 13.3% 3. Brad Stevens, Boston – 3.3% Last year: Gregg Popovich – [...]

The Boston Celtics played their next-to-last preseason game against a very bad Nets team in a game that taught us nothing new about the lineups or any other storyline. So Sam Packard and I got into the Celtics’ so-called “chaotic 5” lineup, locking on to Blake Griffin as the team’s #1 offseason target, and a [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Kelly Olynyk and his coaches have a longer wait than expected, as the Celtics forward attempts to nail down a doctor’s appointment. The idea is to [...]