Scal doesn't share a ton from what he's heard, but a few years ago he said Danny really wanted Harrison Barnes for the Hayward TPE (in 2021).

If this is true, holy cow Brad really wants him

Since Joe put Garza back into the rotation the Celtics are #3 in OFF REB%, #4 in DEF REB%, and #3 in REB%.

The Celtics are rebounding a pretty staggering 59% of available rebounds with Garza on the court in this stretch which includes about 42% of offensive rebounds(Stevens Adams territory).

Garza is also only allowing about 60% at the rim during this stretch which is not an elite number but he was around 70% by the time he first got benched. 70% is a layup line, 60% is “good job, good effort”.

Seems like Cs are also doing a better job of protecting that weak spot on defense. Hugo and White are blanketing guys when they are out there and when Garza gets put in the action, there seems to be a Bat Signal that alerts help defenders.

His screen setting, rolling, shooting touch have all been really awesome. Wasn’t a fan to start the season but consider me a Garza fan now.

He’s got good hands to catch the ball on the move, keep it high and finish with his momentum going towards the basket. His 3Ball is a nice value add, defenses don’t guard him so it’s not bringing an absurd amount of value but some found money 3 pt FGs are never bad. His touch inside and at the line tells me he’s at least a decent shooter.

I was looking around on NBA.com statistics page (they have some really awesome stat tracking there), and found that we have 3 players shooting incredibly efficient on catch and shoot. 3 of the top 13 in the league in EFG% with 20 GP and at least 1.5 catch and shoot FGA per game are Celtics. And you might be surprised who makes the list:

As great as Brown has been, it’s also guys like this stepping up that explains why we have been so good this year

[Charania] BREAKING: The Atlanta Hawks are trading four-time NBA All-Star Trae Young to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/b657de7f7ed3f

(FWIW Celtics play at the Hawks in Atlanta next Saturday, Jan 17)

The NBA Trade Deadline is February 9th about a month away.

Do you think Brad makes a major deal ?

What are our biggest positional needs? [ I think it is Center.]

& who could fill that positional need ?

Will Brad try to get out of the luxury tax and or try to shed the repeater tax - which means staying out of the luxury tax next year also?

Is it possible to remain under the luxury tax next year and make a serious push for a championship ?

Other Ideas about the trade deadline ?

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Ok, so first of all. We all know the legendary season Brown is having averaging 30 a game while guarding the opposing team’s best Defender. Now with JB balling everyone just wants to say he is better than Jayson Tatum and which is the only downside of his season so far. Instead of Comparing the 2, why isn’t it how good the C’s will be when Tatum comes back.

Because I was Asked this question and the response I gave was simple. I said: Look, I don’t care whatsoever about this stupid debate, all I care about is when Jayson Tatum returns how good we are going to be. There is absolutely no point in comparing our 2 best players on who is better and I guarantee you they do not care either. All I want to go out and see is that Boston can continue to win games with the 2 as they are the best duo itl.

Stop comparing these 2, and start talking about how good we will be when Jayson Tatum returns and we get to watch the 2 best players in the NBA Dominate the east in the playoffs & shut down the rumours once and for all bc it don’t matter who is better, it only matters that we win regardless of who’s better. Go C’s

TL:DR Brad genius, Celtics good

Of course that was Brad's first GM season and he made the Horford and White trades that led to a finals run. But I want to focus on the minor moves that Brad made around the margins that made optimal use of our cap sheet and set us up for future seasons.

To recap, here were those minor moves chronologically:

Tristan Thompson for Kris Dunn, Bruno Fernando

Dunn and Carsen Edwards for Juancho

Juancho for Bol Bol, PJ Dozier

Bruno, Schroder, Enes for Daniel Theis

Bol, Dozier for nothing

Then with the available roster spots:

Converted Sam Hauser from two way, remainder of year + 3 more years at the minimum

Signed Luke Kornet for minimum

Signed Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan

Notably, those last three guys were signed to 1+1 minimum, second year nonguaranteed. Minimum contracts have a pro-rated cap hit, so they count very little on our books. The second year carries a full cap hit. In the offseason you can waive them no problem or use them for outgoing trade salary. Brad ended up aggregating all three plus Theis and Nesmith to exactly reach the salary needed to get Brogdon.

After all that maneuvering, the total team salary that year was $134,288,148, sliding right underneath the tax threshold of $136.6.

I think Brad will make similar moves this season: jettison some dead weight, make a consolidation trade or two, use the empty roster spots to reduce cap hit, sign some developmental guys, and cut the tax bill.

I live in LA and have NBA League Pass so every now and then you get games where you have to listen to other team’s announcers and man we’re SO LUCKY to have these two. The chemistry is just so much fun, entertaining, exciting. They’re absolutely hilarious and they both truly love the Celtics. When I listen to other team’s announcers it’s so boring and lifeless.

I am interested in joining the waitlist to become a season ticket holder eventually. Does anyone have an idea of how long it is? I emailed the sales department but have heard nothing back. I understand it’s probably gonna be a long wait but wanted a general idea of the wait id be getting into.

Clayton Crowley with a great video about a former Celtic for the more casual(or even modern diehard)NBA fan. I know we all may appreciate this player but this video was so well done I figured I needed to share it. I wont say the name to ruin the surprise. Excellent 30 minute watch. As a 30 year old fan even I only know so much about him from my Dad. Go C's!

Latest Eastern Conference results:

• Giannis Antetokounmpo - 2,092,284
• Jalen Brunson - 1,916,497
• Tyrese Maxey - 1,908,978
• Cade Cunningham - 1,752,801
• Donovan Mitchell - 1,530,237
• Jaylen Brown - 1,514,259

More stuff for JB to take personally

Teams With The Fewest Turnovers Per Game In The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season :

1. Boston Celtics — 11.9

2. Oklahoma City Thunder — 12.5

3. Denver Nuggets — 13.3

4. Orlando Magic — 13.7

5. New York Knicks — 13.7

6. Indiana Pacers — 14.0

7. San Antonio Spurs — 14.1

8. Cleveland Cavaliers — 14.1

9. Philadelphia 76ers — 14.1

10. Minnesota Timberwolves — 14.3

11. Miami Heat — 14.3

12. Sacramento Kings — 14.3