Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Boston Celtics will be faced with a brutal luxury tax bill. The current iteration of the roster is going to cost approximately $500 million once everything is factored in.

To his credit, Brown wasn’t going to spout some tired, trite next-man-up clichés in that moment. Jayson Tatum, the Celtics’ best player, who’d been brilliant on Monday, was hurt badly. There is no next man who fills those shoes.

Nesmith played in 46 of the Celtics' 72 regular season games under then-coach Brad Stevens in his rookie year — which was shortened due to COVID — and averaged 14.5 minutes. In his second year after Stevens had moved into the front office and Udoka had ...

The Boston Celtics haven't played up to their potential during the playoffs, but one incredible idea could change that.