Big changes were in store for the Celtics in the 2017-18 season as they traded away Avery Bradley, Jae Crowder and Isaiah Thomas and added All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. That season’s yearbook celebrated Celtics players with a “fun facts” section. Some notable tidbits: Irving’s father starred at Boston College and had his No. […]

On the day Kyrie Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets, the Celtics traded for former UConn standout Kemba Walker to partner with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart. The group led Boston to a 43-21 record by March 10, 2020, good for third place in the East. The very next day, the NBA suspended […]

The rebuilding Celtics unexpectedly made the NBA Playoffs in 2015. With the December trade of Rajon Rondo, one of six trades made by Danny Ainge during the season, the 2008 championship core was left behind in favor of new stars. An old foe stood in the way of the Celtics in LeBron James, back with […]

Given to fans for the final home game of the 2018-19 regular season, this Kyrie Irving bobblehead marked the last regular-season game Irving played for the Celtics. Irving, who would sign with the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent in the offseason, led the Celtics that campaign by averaging 23.8 points and seven assists per […]

With healthy seasons from Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, the Celtics expected to take the next step in the East during the 2018-19 campaign. But Irving, Hayward and Al Horford missed playing time and the Celtics had an uneven season, landing with a 49-33 record and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. A […]

Shane Larkin, the son of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin, carved out his own niche in basketball. Larkin was a strong bench player for the Celtics in the 2017-18 season and shined down the stretch and in the playoffs after Kyrie Irving suffered an injury. Larkin would parlay that success into a starring role in the […]

Expectations were high for a loaded Celtics roster that featured three recent All-Stars in Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford along with young stars Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart. Boston played well in the first half of the 2018-19 season and sported a 36-21 mark at the All-Star break. After stumbling down […]

Danny Ainge bolstered the Celtics in the 2017-18 season by adding All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward to the mix. Hayward reunited with his former Butler University Coach Brad Stevens, but his season ended five minutes into his first game when he suffered a leg injury. Irving’s All-Star season ended in March due to injury, […]

With Kyrie Irving out and Kemba Walker in, the new Celtics seemed to click as Boston held a 38-16 record by the 2020 All-Star Game. After the Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers on March 10, the league shut down play until July 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the four-month delay, Boston played well […]