Who is a bigger Boston Celtics villain, Pat Riley or Rick Pitino? The question seems simple enough on its surface, whether more damage has been done to the team by a rival player, coach, and executive who has hated Boston since coming into the NBA, or a guy who used to be the head coach and president of the team.

Jayson Tatum is doing everything in his power to return to full strength for the Boston Celtics. The six-time NBA All-Star is not expected to be on the court this upcoming season due to an Achilles injury he sustained a few months ago.

Chisholm's first order of business as new owner was to extend head coach Joe Mazzulla, signing him to a multi-year contract. Mazzulla has been somewhat of a polarizing figure in Beantown. He was heavily criticized for the Celtics' playoff flameout in 2023, but was largely revered for leading the team to a title the following season.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Blount wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 7.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.

That landed the Celtics in last place on David Aldridge’s ranking of every NBA team’s offseason for The Athletic. Calling Boston’s situation “bleak,” Aldridge explained that the second apron was a horror for the Celtics to deal with this offseason.

Jaylen Brown may have some extra motivation for the coming Celtics season after finding out his NBA 2K rating.

The hosts of the CLNS Media "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took a closer look at his play in EuroBasket games recently. Check it out below!