The Celtics are looking to fill some serious holes in their frontcourt with the losses of Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Luke Kornet due to trades and free agency. Boston has a couple returning big man in place with Neemias Queta and Xavier Tillman but the team will be looking for players that can take advantage of the bigger opportunity as well.

The stage is set for Simons to have a breakout year with Boston, should he find his defensive grit with the Celtics. If he doesn't, he may see his hefty (and soon to be less so) contract as an expiring deal be the primary value he has to teams in the league in the season ahead -- and no one is rooting for that.

"That was a hard conversation to have because he's a Boston kid and I think he would have loved to play for the Celtics." The post Brad Stevens explained why the Celtics traded Mass. native Georges Niang appeared first on Boston.

Sam Hauser was included in the Celtics trade rumors this summer ahead of the other moves the franchise made to cut salary off their payroll.

It never hurts to play with veteran former NBA players to help a young prospect hone their craft, and that is exactly how the start of Celtics rookie forward Hugo Gonzalez' career began as he dove into pro basketball in his teens with EuroLeague and Liga ACB powerhouse Real Madrid.

The Celtics are holding media day at the Auerbach Center on Monday. Follow along with live takeaways from the press conferences. This story will be updated throughout Monday.

Stevens spoke for the first time about his decision at Celtics Media Day on Monday, revealing the rationale behind the deals. “Well, we knew we were going to take 14 (players) into the season, and obviously,

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