SleeperCeltics

Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes graded every NBA team's offseason and gave the Celtics a C. "None of this has been any fun for Celtics fans, who are probably experiencing whiplash with a championship and a teardown separated by 13 months. But Boston had to do this." Fair?

ESPN’s @zachkram ranked every team’s worst move since 2020. The Celtics came in at 22 for trading the pick that became Desmond Bane in a deal to dump Enes Freedom’s contract. Agree with this as the Celtics' worst move of the decade?

Who do you think is the Celtics' biggest rival right now?

According to @TheSteinLine, “Boston continues to explore trade options with newly acquired Anfernee Simons.” As fun as it’d be to see him on the Celtics, his $27.7M salary might be too steep for ownership, especially in a gap year without Tatum.

Celtics reporter @BobbyKrivitsky mentioned Jordan Goodwin as a free agent worth watching for Boston. The Lakers waived him over the weekend to make room for Marcus Smart. Goodwin averaged 5.6 PPG and shot a career-best 38.2% from three last season while bringing strong defense.

Celtics' pace in each of the past three seasons, and where they ranked in the NBA (per NBA.com): 2023 - 99.15 (20th) 2024 - 97.98 (19th) 2025 - 96.59 (29th)

During Jaylen Brown’s All-NBA season in 2023, he totaled 495 transition PTS (3rd in NBA) and averaged 7.4 transition PPG (4th). His 66.9 eFG% also ranked first among the top 15 transition scorers in the league. Would love to see him get more opportunities to push the pace.

Bleacher Report’s @danfavale gave Hugo González a C- for his Summer League performance. He credited González for his unselfishness, passing, and motor, but highlighted Hugo’s offensive inefficiency as a key concern. Fair grade for the Celtics rookie?

Al Horford reportedly has a verbal agreement with the Warriors, per @BrettSiegelNBA. The deal is on hold as Golden State finalizes negotiations with Jonathan Kuminga.

The Celtics are hiring Drew Nicholas as their new Executive Director of Player Personnel, per @MikeAScotto. Nicholas was the Director of Scouting for Denver during their championship run in 2023 before joining the Nets as a scout last year.

The Celtics reportedly "had some recent dialogue" with Ben Simmons, and are interested in signing him, per @TheSteinLine. They'd need to free up another roster spot in order to make it happen. Should the Celtics take a swing at the former All-NBA player?

That’s a wrap on the Celtics’ 2025 Summer League! Final: Celtics 101, Hawks 77 It was cool to see some of the bench players get opportunities to finish the summer. Isaiah Wong: 18 PTS, 6 AST Jalen Bridges: 16 PTS, 3 REB Ben Gregg: 13 PTS, 8 REB

Hugo González takes flight for the transition lob 🚀

Halftime: Celtics 48, Hawks 39 No Scheierman or Walsh is allowing others to step up. Amari Williams' passing has been particularly impressive. Kendall Brown: 10 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK Amari Williams: 6 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST Zach Hicks: 9 PTS, 2 REB

Tonight's starting 5 against the Hawks:

Happy Celtics gameday!☘️ They wrap up their Summer League season tonight vs. the Hawks. Last Celtics basketball game for a couple of months—hopefully it’s a good one. 📺6 PM ET on ESPNU

Puke. This offseason has been a nightmare.

The Celtics ranked 29th in PACE last season — their 7th straight year in the bottom half of the league (since 2016-17). With more athleticism on next year’s roster, they have a chance to speed things up. Guys like JB, Pritchard, Hugo, and Walsh could thrive in a faster tempo.

Hugo González played his cleanest game of the summer so far against the Lakers last night: 13 PTS | 5 REB | 2 AST | 1 BLK The numbers don't pop, but he's done a great job of playing to what his role will likely be with the Celtics. Excited to see him continue to grow.

Jordan Walsh bounced back from Monday's ejection with a strong outing against the Lakers: 17 PTS 6-11 FG 2-4 3PT 6 REB 1 AST 2 STL