Payton Pritchard Has Earned a Chance to Prove Himself As Long-Term Celtics Starter The Boston Celtics inked Payton Pritchard to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday. Sports Illustrated · Oct 14
Celtics Will Remain Competitive After Jaylen Brown Trade, but Contender Status Hinges on Paul George An anonymous scout weighs in on the Celtics’ new roster after an offseason of upheaval, headlined by the Jaylen Brown trade. Sports Illustrated · Oct 7
NBA Championship Power Rankings: How Do Lakers, 76ers Stack Up Against Fellow Title Contenders Post-LeBron James? What does the NBA championship landscape look like after a wild offseason of moves? Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
Best 2026 NBA Free Agent Signings: Breaking Down the Top Deals of the Offseason The best 2026 NBA free agent signings, from Mitchell Robinson to Rui Hachimura. Sports Illustrated · Jul 13
Joe Mazzulla Knows the Celtics Need a New Identity Without Jaylen Brown—He’s Done This Before Joe Mazzulla addressed the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown trade for the first time at NBA Summer League. Sports Illustrated · Jul 10
Celtics mentor shows gratitude on coach ride to the top The Boston Celtics' Joe Mazzulla has praised his support staff after being named the NBA's Coach of the Year. AAP · May 27
Joe Mazzulla Won Coach of the Year by Guiding Celtics to 56 Wins—But Don’t Overlook His Most Impressive Work Breaking down Joe Mazzulla’s Coach of the Year win and why his team’s development is more impressive than the high win total. Sports Illustrated · May 26
Brad Stevens’s Comments Days After Playoff Collapse Prove Celtics Will Be Looking to Make Big Moves Brad Stevens said the Celtics will have to add to the roster to fix their biggest issues, which makes Boston a team to monitor this offseason. Sports Illustrated · May 6
Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: What’s Next for Orlando After Magic Fire Jamahl Mosley Plus, the Mavericks land a big name to lead their front office, what will the Rockets do this offseason and what to make of Joe Mazzulla’s late-season decisions. Sports Illustrated · May 4
Winners and Losers From the First Round of the NBA Playoffs With just eight teams left standing, a look back at one of the best first rounds in recent memory. Sports Illustrated · May 4
Celtics Season Grades: Judging Boston’s Year After Shocking First-Round Exit to 76ers Grading the Boston Celtics’ season after a shocking first-round exit at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers. Sports Illustrated · May 3
Celtics' Starting Lineup Made the Wrong Kind of History in Game 7 Loss to 76ers The Celtics made NBA history in their Game 7 loss to the 76ers, as three new additions to Joe Mazzulla’s revamped starting lineup combined to score zero points. Sports Illustrated · May 3
Chris Mannix’s NBA Awards Ballot: Ranking the Difficulty of Each Vote The Defensive Player of the Year vote was the easiest by far, but Rookie of the Year was an agonizing decision. Sports Illustrated · Apr 21
Jayson Tatum Confronts His Past at Madison Square Garden—and It Might Haunt Him Again The Celtics and Knicks are on a collision course in the postseason, marking another reminder of the star’s Achilles injury a year ago. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Giannis Antetokounmpo Has High Praise For Coaches Like Joe Mazzulla Who Don’t Make Excuses Giannis wants to stay in Milwaukee, but sounds like he thinks he’d be better off somewhere else.
The Guardian - US · Mar 25 The Celtics’ orca-loving Joe Mazzulla is an NBA oddball. He’s also a masterful coach The 37-year-old may come across as corny and gauche. But he’s already won one NBA championship and it probably won’t be his last
Sports Illustrated · Mar 11 Jaylen Brown’s Ejection Shouldn’t Have Happened, and the NBA Knows It Commissioner Adam Silver recognizes the need to allow players to show more emotion without fear of getting T’d up for it.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 9 Cavaliers Coach Says Celtics’ Derrick White Is Secret ‘Top Five’ NBA Player, Key to Franchise’s Success Kenny Atkinson touted White’s impact, as Boston rounds into form with the return of Jayson Tatum.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 7 What Nikola Vučević’s Injury Means for Celtics in Title Push With Jayson Tatum The Boston center fractured his right ring finger Friday and will miss approximately a month.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 6 SI AM: Jayson Tatum’s Return Could Change Balance in East Boston is adding an All-Star to its lineup at just the right time.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 22 Jayson Tatum Provides Rehab Update Amid Speculation on Potential Celtics Return After practicing with the G League’s Maine Celtics before the All-Star break, Tatum revealed he went through a five-on-five workout with his Celtics teammates.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18 The Seven Most Fascinating NBA Teams to Watch Through the Stretch Run of the Season There are a few teams we’re going to be locked in on as we push towards the playoffs.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 29 Joe Mazzulla Gives Update on Jayson Tatum’s Recovery Amid Talk of Return to Celtics Joe Mazzulla revealed Jayson Tatum is ‘checking boxes’ in his rehab recovery as chatter grows about a potential return to the Celtics this season.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 24 New Video Perfectly Shows Joe Mazzulla’s Savvy Move to Set Up Celtics’ Buzzer-Beater What did the coach see?
Sports Illustrated · Jan 23 NBA Midseason Awards: Reviving the MVP Debate Between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić The Coach of the Year and rookie races are surprisingly competitive, while Victor Wembanyama should run away with Defensive Player of the Year with one caveat.