Today in Boston Celtics history, Brian Scalabrine made his NBA debut back in 2001 – though not with the Celtics.

Simons has been in trade rumors ever since being acquired by the Celtics over the summer in the Jrue Holiday trade. It makes sense from multiple angles. He’s on an expiring $27.7 million contract, so he’s a natural trade piece to shed salary and potentially get under the luxury tax. Plus, he’s set to hit free agency this summer.

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BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 29 points, Baylor Scheierman had 16 and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Neemias Queta added 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics,

Every week, I gather random, leftover thoughts about the Celtics, NBA, and beyond and dump them here. Because  I gotta do something to keep me warm. → Anfernee

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Williams wore only jersey No. 55 and put up 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

It's been said that the Bulls and Celtics had discussed a trade involving Nikola Vucevic and Anfernee Simons well before.

Celtics guard Derrick White said head coach Joe Mazzulla gave him a prescient phone call during the summer.