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CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Celtics select sharpshooter Max Shulga out of VCU with the 57th pick in the NBA Draft. The Celtics have selected Max Shulga with the 57th pick in the 2025 draft. The 23-year-old Ukrainian spent three years at Utah State and his last two seasons at VCU, averaging 10.1 points and shooting 39.2% from three throughout his career. Jonathan...
CelticsBlog (Ian Inangelo) —
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Celtics trade down early in second round to select Kentucky’s big man. After picking Hugo Gonzalez with the 28th overall pick in Round 1 of the NBA Draft and trading the 32nd pick to the Orlando Magic, the Boston Celtics selected Amari Williams from the University of Kentucky with the 46th pick. The Boston Celtics have selected Amari...
CelticsBlog (Bird Rights) —
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images There are plenty of exciting candidates available for Boston on Day 2 of the NBA Draft. With the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft in the books, Boston has made their first of two selections. Brad Stevens and the front office surprised many by taking 19-year-old Spanish prospect Hugo González from Real Madrid (SF, 6’6, 223 pounds). Tonight,...
CelticsBlog (Bobby Manning) —
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Celtics selected 19-year-old Hugo Gonzalez. It became the latest reminder of Boston shifting its focus toward the future. BOSTON — The Celtics traded Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis earlier this week, and reportedly listened to offers for franchise cornerstones Derrick White and Jaylen Brown. Wednesday loomed as a potentially...
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
Photo by Laurent Coust/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Hugo González Peña brings flashes of driving, cutting, and defensive intensity — along with a lot to polish. This article dives into the film and the numbers to figure out what Boston’s front office is betting on. Last night, the Boston Celtics drafted Hugo González Peña from Real Madrid . The young player...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Both Celtics stars have been working out at the practice facility — but are on very different timelines as they recover from their surgeries. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are both regularly at the Auerbach Center rehabbing after both undergoing surgery this Spring, Brad Stevens said in a draft night press conference late Wednesday. ...
CelticsBlog (Robby Fletcher) —
Photo by Laurent Coust/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Celtics entered Draft Night with the 28th pick, and stayed there to select Real Madrid wing Hugo Gonzalez. Hugo González has a real “dive head first” mentality in the minutes that I saw with Real Madrid. It makes sense; he’s a young talent on a big club who wasn’t a major part of their rotation. Of course he wants to...
CelticsBlog (Ian Inangelo) —
Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images The Celtics use their own first round pick on Real Madrid’s winger After trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis , dealing with rumors flying around Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, as well as being rumored to try and jump into the lottery, the Celtics decided to stay with the 28th overall pick and select forward Hugo Gonzalez from Real...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Gary Bassing/NBAE via Getty Images Despite lots of trade buzz heading into draft night, the Celtics held onto both Derrick White and Jaylen Brown — and simply drafted at No. 28. It was well-known that the Celtics were likely to dip below the dreaded second apron ahead of next season. With Jayson Tatum slated to be sidelined with an Achilles rupture for most, if not...
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
Photo by Brandon Todd/NBAE via Getty Images Keep up with the rookie class here at CelticsBlog. In a whirlwind couple of days following the end of the NBA Finals , the Celtics dealt both Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis in cost-cutting moves to get them under the second apron. Now, they look to the NBA Draft to replenish their roster with young (and admittedly cheaper)...
CelticsBlog (Jack Anderson) —
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Celtics insider thinks Boston’s sharpshooter could draw a lot of attention from potential suitors. Ahead of Wednesday’s NBA draft , Sam Hauser has a ‘robust trade market’ per SI’s Chris Mannix on the Bill Simmons Podcast last night. “The Market is robust right now for Sam Hauser,” Mannix said. “He’s a 40-plus percent three point shooter, who’s been on...
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images Simons thrives on pull-up threes, self-creation, pick-and-roll reads and off-ball movement. With Jayson Tatum out, he could play a central role on and off the ball in Joe Mazzulla’s offense. Summertime in the NBA is about guessing, projecting, wondering, and having a little bit of fun. To project what a player could be on his next team is to look...
CelticsBlog (Oliver Fox) —
Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images With rumors swirling in the hours before the NBA Draft, I think we need to stop to have an honest conversation about trading the Finals MVP. The Endowment Effect is an important thing to understand when you’re a die-hard Celtics fan. In psychology, the Endowment Effect has demonstrated that people will usually value an item that they already have higher...
CelticsBlog (Ian Inangelo) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Even after dealing Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday and getting under the second apron, Brad Stevens may not be done yet. Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis were the first dominos to fall in the last 24 hours or so, but the way analysts like ESPN’s Shams Charania have been talking on TV, they might not be the last. Ever since...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Jordan Walsh spoke about Holiday’s presence in the locker room and his initial reactions to the reports that the Celtics veteran had been traded. Hours after Jrue Holiday was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers , rising third-year Celtics player Jordan Walsh joined CLNS Media’s Garden Report for an all-encompassing interview about his Summer League...