Jack Simone

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Celtics·Feb 5, 2026·1 comments

Report: Celtics trade Chris Boucher to Jazz

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Boston Celtics are trading big man Chris Boucher to the Utah Jazz.

Celtics·Feb 5, 2026·1 comments

Report: Celtics trade Josh Minott to Nets

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Boston Celtics are trading Josh Minott to the Brooklyn Nets. No details have been released yet regarding the draft capital included.

Celtics·Feb 5, 2026·4 comments

Report: Celtics convert Amari Williams' two-way contract to standard deal

According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Boston Celtics are converting Amari Williams' two-way contract to a standard deal. Williams will ink a two-year, $2.7 million deal with the Celtics.

Celtics·Feb 5, 2026·3 comments

Report: Celtics trade Xavier Tillman to Hornets

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Boston Celtics have traded Xavier Tillman to the Charlotte Hornets. The deal was reported over an hour after the deadline had passed.

Celtics·Feb 5, 2026·33 comments

Simone: Celtics trade deadline bonanza had 3 obvious reasons why

The roller coaster is over. For the first time in years, the Boston Celtics entered the season with major trade questions swirling through the air. Now, 3 p.m. on February 5 has passed. No more trades will be made. And the Celtics were active.

Celtics·Feb 6, 2026·1 comments

Nikola Vucevic shares first thoughts on Celtics, new role, and the City of Boston

Nikola Vucevic has always liked Boston. And Boston has always liked Nikola Vucevic. “I liked it a lot, actually,” Vucevic said at his introductory press conference on Friday afternoon.

Celtics·Feb 6, 2026·4 comments

This is why the Celtics ducked the tax at the trade deadline

Did Bill Chisholm make the Boston Celtics duck the luxury tax? Was ownership being cheap? Does the front office believe in this basketball team? No. No. And an emphatic yes.

Celtics·Feb 7, 2026·3 comments

BSJ Game Report: Celtics 98, Heat 96 - Payton Pritchard leads wild comeback

After the Boston Celtics' January 28 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Joe Mazzulla called it "a bad day at the office." If that game was just a bad day at the office, Friday night's loss to the Miami Heat was enough to get the Celtics fired from their corporate job.

Celtics·Mar 2, 2026·4 comments

Simone's Six: Neemias Queta dominates, Jaylen Brown's patience, and effort without credit in Celtics-76ers

When all hope seemed lost, Neemias Queta was there to save the day. Dreadful offensive production plagued the Boston Celtics in the first quarter, and the Philadelphia 76ers looked primed for a run. Queta’s second-quarter heroics lifted the Celtics back up onto their feet.

Celtics·Feb 8, 2026·2 comments

BSJ Game Report: Knicks 111, Celtics 89 - Open shots refused to fall

The start was eerily similar to Friday night. The Boston Celtics couldn't make a shot. On Friday, they opened the game shooting 1-of-20 in the first half against the Miami Heat. On Sunday afternoon against the New York Knicks, their first-half woes continued. They shot 5-of-22 from deep in the first half, including 2-of-13 in the first quarter.