The signing also fits with the long-term strategy of President of Operations Brad Stevens, who in recent years has shown a meticulous approach to balancing established stars with young projects capable of growing within the team's structure.

The Boston Celtics are coming off a tough finish to the season. The Celtics, who had high hopes of repeating as champions, failed to make it past the second rou

Walker played one more season with the Celtics in 2004-05, having been being dealt back to Boston from the Atlanta Hawks. In 2005, Walker was dealt to the Miami Heat, where he won an NBA championship.

Sports Illustrated’s Ryan Shea proposed a mock trade that sends White to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a younger piece, and some draft capital. The full mock trade is as follows:

The Boston Celtics have won more playoff games (58) than any other NBA franchise since the start of the new decade. As such, they’ve made very few mistakes in their pursuit of winning championships.

The consensus on how Boston will play in the 2025-26 NBA regular season has been a borderline playoff ball club at best, and a lottery team at worst.

Boston hasn’t finished under .500 since the 2014-15 season, marking a decade of winning basketball. Add in the Celtics’ numerous conference finals runs and NBA title, and 38 wins seem crazy, even in a down year.