Since taking over as President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens has been far from shy about pulling the trigger on a trade. Entering his third season in the new role, the Celtics roster looks drastically different than it did when the former coach took over. In the last couple of years, …
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On October 17, the Boston Celtics more or less previewed what their rotation will be when the 2023-24 season starts: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Al Horford, Payton Pritchard (without question!), Sam Hauser, and a smidge of Luke Kornet. While that’s who Joe Mazzulla will likely start out with in …
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In his latest Celtics Mailbag, MassLive’s Brian Robb suggested the Boston Celtics could end up regretting not making the decision to bench Marcus Smart in favor of red-hot reserve Derrick White come playoff time. Robb was answering a question from a reader who is convinced White is the third-best player on the roster, and thus, …
One of the biggest surprises of the trade deadline in 2023 for the Boston Celtics was Payton Pritchard sticking with the team — this despite comments indicating he wanted a bigger role and has discussed that with Celtics management. That won’t be coming this postseason unless Marcus Smart, Malcolm Brogdon, or Derrick White suffer an …
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