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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Previewing the Boston Celtics offseason
After a shock elimination at the hands of the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics have some soul-searching to do. Brad Stevens is expected to make significant changes to Joe Mazzulla's roster, primarily due to the astronomical cost of the current team, which projects to be close to $500 million next season once luxury taxes are accounted for. Boston's situation became even more precarious when Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles tendon injury. He is likely to miss the entire 2025-26 season as he recovers from surgery and builds his fitness back up. Therefore, the cost of the roster doesn't match the team's goals for next season. Advertisement In a May 23 episode of the "Game Theory" podcast, hosts Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon discussed the Celtics' current roster construction and their potential offseason. The duo also discussed luxury tax restrictions, Boston's impending free agents and potential trade targets. You can watch the full podcast episode by clicking on the embedded video above. Watch the "Taylor Talks Celtics" podcast on: YouTube: Substack: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Previewing the Celtics offseason
USA Today
27-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Previewing the Boston Celtics offseason
Previewing the Boston Celtics offseason After a shock elimination at the hands of the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics have some soul-searching to do. Brad Stevens is expected to make significant changes to Joe Mazzulla's roster, primarily due to the astronomical cost of the current team, which projects to be close to $500 million next season once luxury taxes are accounted for. Boston's situation became even more precarious when Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles tendon injury. He is likely to miss the entire 2025-26 season as he recovers from surgery and builds his fitness back up. Therefore, the cost of the roster doesn't match the team's goals for next season. In a May 23 episode of the "Game Theory" podcast, hosts Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon discussed the Celtics' current roster construction and their potential offseason. The duo also discussed luxury tax restrictions, Boston's impending free agents and potential trade targets. You can watch the full podcast episode by clicking on the embedded video above. Watch the "Taylor Talks Celtics" podcast on: YouTube: Substack:
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jase Richardson barely hangs in first round of NBA draft in popular mock draft podcast
Jase Richardson barely hangs in first round of NBA draft in popular mock draft podcast The Game Theory Podcast with Sam Vecenie has Jase Richardson going No. 28 to the Boston Celtics The hot conversation right now for Michigan State basketball is around Jase Richardson. While Tom Izzo hinted recently that he doesn't think it's out of the question that his star freshman comes back for another year, Richardson spent the week at the NBA draft combine meeting with teams and getting his measurements taken. While fans await his final decision, it's an interesting time to check out the always popular and fun NBA mock drafts that start to be churned out by podcasters and analysts this time of year to see where Richardson is currently projected to be drafted, with the hope, for Spartan fans who want to see him back next year, that his average projected draft position is low enough that he will decide to come back and try to improve his draft stock next year. In a recent mock draft from popular NBA draft podcast Game Theory with Sam Vecenie, Vecenie and his co-host Bryce Simon had Jase Richardson mocked about as low as I have seen him yet, projecting him to go No. 28 to the Boston Celtics. While this is a very low draft slot for Richardson (lower than I really expect to see him taken), it is an interesting landing spot for him. Of course, he would be joining fellow Spartan Xavier Tillman on a team that has a championship pedigree. The Celtics also have need for cheap, younger players to fill out their rotation after amassing a lot of salary during their title run. Also, with Jayson Tatum likely out for the entire next season with an Achilles injury, this could be a rare situation where a team not far removed from a title run has some opportunity available in their rotation for a bucket-getter like Jase Richardson. While it's lower than many expect, I think this type of opportunity, if available, could keep him in the draft. You can watch the full mock draft from Game Theory below: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Andrew Brewster on Twitter @IAmBrewster.
