Big man depth is perhaps the most important thing that Boston would be looking for if the right move is out there

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Payton Pritchard explains why the Celtics still expect championships despite doubts, injuries, and a shifting Eastern Conference race.

The Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA are closing in on the midway point of the 2025-26 NBA regular season and the players who signed new deals this offseason are becoming available to be dealt or will be soon.

BOSTON, MASS. — The NBA announced today that Head Coach Joe Mazzulla has been named the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the month. The title is for games played from December 1 to December 31. It’s Mazzulla’s fifth career honor after guiding the Celtics to a 9-3 record in December with a league-best 124.3 offensive rating.

Jaylen Brown is having an MVP-caliber season this year but he has been unrecognized for too long as one of the most underrated NBA stars.

Well, with the holidays now in the rear-view mirror, the real NBA season has finally begun. With 30-plus of the regular-season’s 82 games now in the books, teams — for better or worse — have a pretty strong sense of what they’re made of.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown wasn't impressed after New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson received Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors over him.