Hoops Rumors

Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck has agreed to sell his controlling stake in the franchise, but the plan is for Grousbeck to remain in his current position with the team through the 2027/28 season, collaborating with William Chisholm and his investors as the defending champions transition to a new ownership group. A major part of that transition will involve determining how long … [Read more...] about Celtics’ Grousbeck Talks Tax Aprons, Sale, Chisholm, Arena

Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman scored a career-high 20 points against the Nets on Tuesday, giving the Celtics their 50th win. As Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe notes, 17 of Scheierman’s 20 came in the second half and he only missed one garbage-time shot. “Obviously it’s a lot of fun when [the game] slows down and it feels like you’re just out there playing free, playing … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Scheierman, Brunson, Knicks, Walker

In a press release via Business Wire, Boston Basketball Partners LLC officially confirmed that it has reached an agreement to sell its majority stake in the Celtics at a record valuation of $6.1 billion to a group led by William (Bill) Chisholm. Other members of the new group include current minority owner Robert Hale, Bruce A. Beal Jr., and Sixth Street, a private equity … [Read more...] about More Details On Celtics’ Impending Sale

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens notified Jaden Springer that he might be dealt before last month’s trade deadline. Springer wound up going to the Rockets and expressed appreciation for Stevens’ candor. “Brad told me like before it actually (happened),” Springer told Brian Robb of Masslive.com. “He gave me a heads-up like, ‘Hey, something might happen,’ … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Springer, Stevens, Cofield, Raptors Rebouding, Bona

Four prospective ownership groups remain involved in bidding for the Celtics and have taken part in management presentations with the team, according to a report from Eben Novy-Williams and Scott Soshnick of Sportico. Here are those four groups, per Sportico’s reporting: Steve Pagliuca‘s group: Pagliuca is a current minority stakeholder in the Celtics who has expressed … [Read more...] about Four Groups Identified As Bidders For Celtics

Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis will return for Saturday’s game against Brooklyn after battling an illness for several weeks. Boston is listing Porzingis as available on its injury report (Twitter link). This will be the first game action for Porzingis since February 26. He missed the past eight contests with a viral illness and provided details of his recovery process … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis Returns From Viral Illness

The Celtics didn’t provide many details about the viral illness that forced Kristaps Porzingis to miss the last eight games, and it turns out that even Porzingis wasn’t sure what he was dealing with, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. After returning for Saturday’s 115-113 win at Brooklyn, Porzingis told reporters it was “extremely frustrating” to not have a definite diagnosis. … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Porzingis, Pritchard, Tatum, Brown

The defending champion Celtics formally clinched a spot in the 2025 NBA playoffs on Friday, the league confirmed (via Twitter). Boston is now assured of a top-six finish in the Eastern Conference. Entering the day, the Celtics needed a win over the Heat as well as a Hawks loss to the Clippers in order to secure their playoff spot. They registered a 103-91 victory in Miami, … [Read more...] about Celtics Officially Clinch Playoff Berth

After suffering a hip strain in the second half of a victory over Denver on Monday, Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams was ruled out for Wednesday’s road contest against Boston, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN (Twitter link). Aaron Wiggins drew the start in Williams’ absence With their 118-112 win over Boston on Wednesday, the Thunder have ensured they’ll avoid the play-in … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Williams, Giddey, Porzingis, LeBron