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Celtics make four draft-night trades, take Jordan Walsh in 2nd round
Brad Stevens was a mad scientist at the 2023 NBA Draft.
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Brad Stevens was a mad scientist at the 2023 NBA Draft.
The heart and soul of the Celtics is heading to Memphis, leaving the team with a lot of question marks at this early juncture of the offseason.
Acquiring Kristaps Porzingis is a good move for the Celtics, but boy does it sting that the team traded away Marcus Smart.
A roller coaster of a Wednesday night still ended with the Boston Celtics landing 7-foot-3 big man Kristaps Porzingis in a three-team trade. But instead of Malcolm Brogdon leaving town, the Celtics shipped out point guard Marcus Smart in the deal.
Garett Whitlock was solid again for the Red Sox, allowing just two runs over seven innings in a much-needed Boston win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.
James Paxton played the roll of stopper for the Red Sox on Tuesday, looking like an ace against the Cleveland Guardians.
The Red Sox defense has been bad for the first third of the season.But on Sunday afternoon, Little Leaguers everywhere were left shaking their heads at just how dreadful Boston's defense is functioning.
Will Jaylen Brown and Joe Mazzulla be back next season?
Boston's ultra-reliance on the three-ball won't be coming to an end on Joe Mazzulla's watch.
The Celtics are inching closer to doing the unthinkable and overcoming a 3-0 series hole in the Eastern Conference Finals. But even after two straight convincing wins over the Heat, Boston's work is far from done.
In his walkoff interview with ESPN after the Celtics thumped the Heat Thursday night to pull within 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, Jayson Tatum stated in no uncertain terms that the energy has shifted in the series.
While Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple double and Jaylen Brown got his groove back, it was Derrick White who provided most of the fireworks for the Celtics in their Game 5 win over the Heat.
The Celtics warned the Heat not to let them win a game. Now Boston needs to keep living up to that threat to keep the season alive.
At no point did the Celtics show anything resembling any fight in Game 3, and now they're facing elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Celtics got blown out in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals and will now face elimination in Miami on Tuesday night.