Expansion also means an expansion draft, which hasn’t happened in the NBA since 2004 for the then-Charlotte Bobcats. Typically, teams are allowed to protect eight players under contract. Each team is also only allowed to take one player per team. But if there are two new franchises, most existing teams will have someone snatched up.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Justin Ray "J.R." Giddens came into this world in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1985.

The Boston Celtics are looking to bounce back from a blowout loss to the Knicks when they host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Sunday’s 111-89 home loss t

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BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. Jaylen Brown added 24 points.

There's a lot to be happy about when it comes to the second-seed Celtics at the break. Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Joe Mazzulla lead the way in grades at the break.

How do we make sense of the Boston Celtics moves at the 2026 NBA trade deadline? The Celtics elected to trade away backup big men Josh Minott, Xavier Tillman Sr., and Chris Boucher on deadline day, and reserve guard Anfernee Simons a few days before it,

That honor goes to the 6’1 Celtics guard. Pritchard is the NBA’s most efficient isolation player, shooting 63.5% from the field on 1.8 iso attempts per game, per NBA.com. He wasn’t the least bit surprised when he stumbled upon that efficiency statistic, which made its rounds on social media late last month.

Having been sidelined since the 2025 Eastern Conference semifinals, Jayson Tatum’s potential return to the Boston Celtics rotation is a hot topic.The All-NBA forward was recently cleared for controlled five-on-five work with Boston’s coaching staff.