Celtics have short to-do list as they look to become 1st repeat NBA champion since 2018

BOSTON (AP) — It took more than a decade, savvy front office and draft moves, and some free agency luck for the Celtics to ultimately build the roster that brought an end to their 16-year championship drought. But with NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown already locked up long-term and...

Joe Mazzulla was a Division 2 coach not long ago. He's now an NBA champion, and just getting started

Joe Mazzulla has been called weird. He’s been called a sicko. He’s been called crazy. Those comments weren’t coming from critics or haters directing anonymous insults toward the coach of the Boston Celtics. They came publicly from his own players who, by all accounts,...

Celtics traded for Jrue Holiday with NBA Finals in mind, and now they're 2 wins away from title

BOSTON (AP) — This moment is exactly why the Boston Celtics went out and got Jrue Holiday. When president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the rest of the front office sat down after last season to piece together their next steps following Boston’s Eastern Conference...

Brad Stevens selected as NBA's executive of the year after Celtics' NBA-best regular season

Brad Stevens was announced Tuesday as the NBA's executive of the year after helping build a Boston Celtics team that posted the league's best record in the regular season. It's the first such award for Stevens, who is in his third season as president of basketball operations for the...

Brad Stevens selected as NBA's executive of the year after Celtics' NBA-best regular season

The Celtics have been the NBA's most dominant team. Only a championship will make season complete

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics know that no one cares about everything they’ve accomplished during the regular season. Being the only team to win 60 games? That’s cool. Beating 10 teams by 30 or more points and becoming the first team in NBA history to have...

Celtics' Jrue Holiday says signing long-term extension was what he envisioned after offseason trade

BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics always hoped to keep Jrue Holiday on their roster beyond this season. It didn’t take Holiday long this season to view Boston as a franchise he wanted to play for on a long-term basis. A day after he agreed to a four-year, $135 million extension to...

Jrue Holiday agrees to 4-year, $135 million extension with Celtics

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens called it a no-brainer to pursue Jrue Holiday when the five-time all-defensive selection was traded from Milwaukee to Portland as part of the deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks. After a breakout season...