Category: CELTICS

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter getting eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics head into the NBA offseason with three first-round draft picks, very few free agents, and young all-star Jayson Tatum eligible for a maximum contract. With the Eastern Conference being very competitive next year with Brooklyn’s tandem of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving returning, Philly’s new coach in Doc Rivers with a healthy Ben Simmons, and other contenders only getting better, Boston will have a challenge next season. To solidify their place as title contenders, these should be the C’s top priorities. 1. Trading at least...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Boston Celtics are set to begin their series against the Toronto Raptors and are looking poised at making a championship run, but the Celtics are set to become the next dynasty of the league and here is why. The first reason is they are littered with young talent and nobody on the current roster is above the age 31. However — they currently play like a group of savvy veterans and this comes evident as they are the only team in basketball to have three players average more than 20 PPG: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown,...

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is the 2017-2018 playoffs and the Celtics have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals to play LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The series commences and the Celtics get out to a 3-2 series lead. One more win would have brought them to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010.  The Celtics trouble from beyond the arc caused them to choke away games six and seven, allowing the Cavaliers to move onto the NBA Finals. A lot of the shooting troubles in this series by Boston came from guard Marcus Smart who in limited...

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year in the NBA, there’s always that one young guy who makes the jump from touted prospect to budding superstar. While there were quite a few candidates in the 2019-20 season for a breakout, one stands out as maybe not the most impressive, but definitely most important. The rise to stardom by 21-year-old Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has and will continue to have massive implications for not just the Celtics, but for the entirety of the NBA. In the 2019-20 season, Tatum improved his stats across the board, averaging 23.6 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 2.9 APG,...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Boston Celtics will take the league by storm next year, ultimately winning the franchise’s 18th banner during the 2020-2021 NBA season. Assuming the regular season will not be finished this year, the Celtics had an impressive 43-21 record. With 18 games left to play, it is very likely that the Celtics would have eclipsed the pre-season line set for them which predicted they would win about 49.5 games via ESPN. During the 2019-2020 NBA season, the Celtics proved that they could compete with the star-studded teams in Los Angeles as well as the Giannis Antetokounmpo...