This wild three-team deal would send Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Celtics, Jaylen Brown to the Bucks and Kristaps Porzingis to the Nets.

Could the Boston Celtics target a rising star via trade whose father once dominated the NBA alongside Michael Jordan? If you haven't noticed, Scotty Pippen Jr. has quickly developed into a legitimate NBA asset for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Simmons made clear that he absolutely does not want the Celtics to trade Brown, but if the franchise felt they had no other choice, it may end up offloading Brown as a "last resort." The trade concept from Simmons was floated in the scenario that the team had reached the conclusion that keeping Brown was simply not an option.

The Boston Celtics entered the 2025 NBA playoffs in April as the favorites not only out of the Eastern Conference, but perhaps to capture their second straight championship.Through their first-round defeat of the Orlando Magic and much of the first two contests during their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the New York Knicks,

With a potential half a billion-dollar payroll facing their new owners and contention seemingly out of reach, next season becomes an opportunity for the Celtics to commit a salary cap reset and avoid the dreaded repeater tax, saving them a potential $200+ million in tax payments next season alone.