Boston Celtics

Jimmy Butler almost became a member of the Boston Celtics on draft night. Kind of. Sort of. Maybe. Look, we’re not sure, okay? But the talks we heard about between the Chicago Bulls and Celtics were real. Equally real, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, was Chicago’s interest in Boston’s offer: Jimmy Butler’s [...]

According to a report from Masslive.com Reporter Jay King, the Celtics team plane received a bomb threat on their trip to Oklahoma City for a game against the Thunder on Sunday. [tweet https://twitter.com/SLAMonline/status/808028008426721280] The team became aware of the threat during their flight Saturday night, but landed safely in Oklahoma City before losing a tight [...]

Forget about DeMarcus Cousins. The Boston Celtics may have another big man in their sights. Andrew Bogut. Thirty-two-year-old, expiring-contract Andrew Bogut of the Dallas Mavericks, to be more exact, per CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod Blakely: As the February trade deadline draws near, the Boston Celtics are expected to take a close look at adding a defensive-minded, [...]

In the NBA, injuries are, and will forever remain, the absolute worst. Seriously. Think of all the injuries preseason and training camp have brought upon the league: Gordon Hayward. Ben Simmons. Nerlens Noel. Reggie Jackson. Cameron Payne. Khris Middleton. We’re not even sure Anthony Davis is at full strength. Let’s not forget about Chris Bosh’s [...]

J.R. Smith will not be sporting Boston Celtics green next season–not unless he wears a leprechaun suit to a St. Patrick’s Day rave, anyway. We knew this already, of course. Smith remains an unsigned free agent, but even with the regular season drawing closer, his future still very clearly lies with the reigning NBA champion [...]

When Paul Pierce retires next summer, it will be as a member of the Boston Celtics. We here at The Hoop Doctors offer the sincerest condolences to Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards fans who have been holding out hope he might pick their team to retire with. Pierce confirmed this not-at-all-shocking, totally [...]

Remember when, in 2011, the Boston Celtics passed on drafting Jimmy Butler so they could select MarShon Brooks? Good times. To be fair, Butler, the 30th pick in 2011, was passed over 29 times before being picked up by the Chicago Bulls. So it’s not like the Celtics are alone. But they can be uniquely [...]

The Boston Celtics are keeping the band together. The off-court band, that is. After tying for the third-best record in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics have announced extensions for team president Danny Ainge and head coach Brad Stevens. The announcement came via the team’s official website: The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday that they have extended [...]

The playoff injury bug struck again Tuesday night. And to a team that can ill-afford an injury to their best player. The Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas left game 5 vs. the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained ankle and did not return. It was a completely freak injury. He drove the lane and landed awkwardly after converting [...]

The Basketball Gods has an interesting sense of humor. Year in and year out, we see guys make it through a regular season relatively healthy, then go down in the first game of the first round of the playoffs. That was the fate for the Celtics’ Avery Bradley who went down in agonizing pain towards [...]