While his failures in the NBA draft are always loudly pointed to by his detractors, former Boston Celtics president of basketball operations and current Utah Jazz head honcho Danny Ainge has done well finding gems in the first round, including Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams. Ainge drafted Williams 22nd in […]
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Should veteran Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart be in the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year race?
Voter fatigue is not something that just impacts who wins each season’s Most Valuable Player award, it also affects most of the NBA’s regular-season awards. And that might make veteran Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart’s chances to repeat with the award even harder than it already is for a […]
What might happen in the NBA’s Atlantic Division teams at the 2023 trade deadline?
With the 2023 trade season upon us, speculation has begun regarding what the Boston Celtics and the other teams in the NBA’s Atlantic Division might do by the Feb. 9 trade deadline. Should the Celtics trade for a wing? Should they deal for a costly big man such as Jakob […]
NBA’s wildest endings of 2022-23 compilation features the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics may have the best record in the league, but on more than one occasion this season, the club has had to dig deep to pull off an improbable win. And though there is certainly a conversation to be had about the Celtics’ tendency to play down to […]
Who will the Boston Celtics need to compete against to win the 2023 NBA championship?
Are the Boston Celtics truly among the 2023 NBA championship contenders? More importantly, who are the teams at their level they will have to go through to win the long-coveted Banner 18? While the Celtics need worry about who comes out of the West only if they make it to […]