Predicting if Jayson Tatum returns to the court, the Celtics' final record and more as the 2025-26 gets underway Wednesday.

A mock trade has the Boston Celtics sending Sam Hauser to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for two players. The Boston Celtics will begin the 2025-26 NBA season on Wednesday night when they host the Philadelphia 76ers.

What was supposed to be a friendly pickup game between the media turned into utter humiliation at the hands of the Celtics coaching staff.

Chad Finn is curious whether 57-4 will be a breakthrough for Joe Mazzulla in terms of how he views those who cover him — at least those who love basketball. The post How that oft-misinterpreted Celtics’ media game blowout could end up an epiphany for Joe Mazzulla appeared first on Boston.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla loves to win, even against reporters. After practice on Tuesday, the Celtics told reporters they could use the Auerbach Center courts for a media game.

When October 18 rolled around, it was time for the very first test of the Auerbach-helmed Celtics, and Boston won the friendly preseason tilt against the Baltimore Bullets (now defunct, and not the team that became the Washington Wizards) 102-92. The rest, as they say, is history.

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