Celtics 2025-26, Off-Season/Training Camp Thread

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Up to the minute big man tally: Porzingis is out. Horford is old. Kornet and Tillman both had medical procedures.

It is reasonable to guess that Queta is going to play quite a few minutes.

And also perhaps that (the wrist injury) is why Kornet stopped shooting 3's..

Would be nice if a Celtics reporter would actually ask him (or Joe that, so we could know for sure. *sigh*

Yes, his 3 pt % went down, but maybe that's because of the wrist injury. Who knows how long it was bothering him for..

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Up to the minute big man tally: Porzingis is out. Horford is old. Kornet and Tillman both had medical procedures.

It is reasonable to guess that Queta is going to play quite a few minutes.

I think Queta and Tillman will both see a significant uptick in minutes. Kornet will get more minutes too.

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Perkins needs a bobble head doll or statue or toy or whatever they call it.

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Note to the defending champion Coach Mazz, please no more 8 man regular season rotation.

my favorite has always been 9, but with this deep group, 10 it is!!

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Baylor, the Celtics Small Ball 5 after putting on 20 pounds of muscle since Summer League... A lot heftier than Sam
and receiving much praise from his teammates.

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Note to the defending champion Coach Mazz, please no more 8 man regular season rotation.

my favorite has always been 9, but with this deep group, 10 it is!!

Why stop at 10?
15... 20.
Let Wyc hit a few 3-pointers in Garbage Time...

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Baylor, the Celtics Small Ball 5 after putting on 20 pounds of muscle since Summer League... A lot heftier than Sam
and receiving much praise from his teammates.

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He looked sharp for media day but I hope he goes back to the longer hair look.

Clean shaven with the curls on top, that should be his main game day look imo.

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The Celtics top 6 players are all entering their 8th season or more. Not sure that's happened in franchise history.

The Mavs title team in 2011 was so damn old! Apart from Barea who was entering his 5th season, everyone in their top 9 rotation was in their 10th season or later.

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Up to the minute big man tally: Porzingis is out. Horford is old. Kornet and Tillman both had medical procedures.

It is reasonable to guess that Queta is going to play quite a few minutes.

And also perhaps that (the wrist injury) is why Kornet stopped shooting 3's..

Would be nice if a Celtics reporter would actually ask him (or Joe that, so we could know for sure. *sigh*

Yes, his 3 pt % went down, but maybe that's because of the wrist injury. Who knows how long it was bothering him for..

Here is his reasoning from a Knights of Columbus article "Faith in the Center" published last December,
But then in December 2018, I got hit in the face in a game and broke my nose. It didn’t really seem like anything, and I played throughout the rest of the season. But I started noticing that my body movements weren’t really natural. I ended up signing with the Chicago Bulls that summer, not realizing that this break was affecting my body — and my shooting. I had spent my whole life primarily as a 3-point shooter, which was the main source of my confidence and identity as a basketball player. And then I couldn’t shoot anymore. As 2019 went on, it became embarrassing to shoot in front of people, because I really didn’t know what was going to happen.
I wish he would give it another chance. He shot 90% from the line - he can still shoot. But he seems content not to.

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Up to the minute big man tally: Porzingis is out. Horford is old. Kornet and Tillman both had medical procedures.

It is reasonable to guess that Queta is going to play quite a few minutes.

And also perhaps that (the wrist injury) is why Kornet stopped shooting 3's..

Would be nice if a Celtics reporter would actually ask him (or Joe that, so we could know for sure. *sigh*

Yes, his 3 pt % went down, but maybe that's because of the wrist injury. Who knows how long it was bothering him for..

Here is his reasoning from a Knights of Columbus article "Faith in the Center" published last December,
But then in December 2018, I got hit in the face in a game and broke my nose. It didn’t really seem like anything, and I played throughout the rest of the season. But I started noticing that my body movements weren’t really natural. I ended up signing with the Chicago Bulls that summer, not realizing that this break was affecting my body — and my shooting. I had spent my whole life primarily as a 3-point shooter, which was the main source of my confidence and identity as a basketball player. And then I couldn’t shoot anymore. As 2019 went on, it became embarrassing to shoot in front of people, because I really didn’t know what was going to happen.
I wish he would give it another chance. He shot 90% from the line - he can still shoot. But he seems content not to.

It came up in his media day interview but it was pretty much a softball compared to getting any details. Someone noted that he shot 1.000 from three (1 for 1) last year and they kind of bandied about the overall situation with his history for a bit but then wrapped pretty quickly without really going anywhere.

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B Robb, the hardest working journalist in Sports...

https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2024/09/4-key-takeaways-from-day-1-of-celtics-training-camp.html


Rookies get high marks from Payton Pritchard: There aren’t many new faces in training camp for the Celtics this season but Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson are bringing in some fresh young blood into camp. Watson will likely spend much of his year in the G-League as a two-way player but Scheierman has a chance to push for rotation minutes early in the season when Boston’s roster is shorthanded without Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford.


Pritchard has spent multiple weeks working out with both players ahead of training camp and liked how well they fit into the Celtics’ team mindset.

“I feel like Brad does a great job of drafting people who are ready to compete and know how to play the right way,” Pritchard said. “And I feel like those two factors right there means they should have a successful NBA career. They’re willing to put in the work and they’re never going to back down. So right there should tell you everything you need to know about them.”

Scheierman told NBC Sports Boston he added 20 pounds of muscle after playing in Summer League so that could help him push for a chance as a backup power forward in spots with his size and rebounding ability. His play during training camp will say a lot on that front.

Xavier Tillman has a simple goal for this season: The reserve big man spoke for the first time Wednesday after re-signing with Boston on a two-year contract with a simple focus in mind for the 2024-25 campaign.

“The biggest area I hope to improve on is health,” Tillman said. “I’ve had one season playing 60 games so far in my career so I’m going to see if I can reach that again or more.”

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It’s impossible to add 10 pounds of muscle in 2 months let alone 20.

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So unmotivated this season after we already won.

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While the financial incentive to stay in Boston’s system is not meaningful for Walker, the possibility of opportunity beyond this upcoming season is very much there. The 2025-26 regular season is when the repeater tax will kick in and the very strong possibility exists that significant cuts will be made to Boston’s historically high payroll by whatever ownership group is in place.

If multiple rotation players are traded away in cost-cutting moves, there will be some real playing time available within Boston’s rotation for a team that will still be in contention for a title. Boston’s brass will be looking for cheap talent to replace them on the open market at that point and the Celtics will have very limited means in free agency beyond the veteran’s minimum.

This is where having a guy like Walker in the team’s system could pay dividends. The benefits would be clear for Boston, but the allure of that chance may be enough to convince Walker to stick around in the G-League for a year. If Walker doesn’t get any other promising opportunities elsewhere, playing off the bench for a title contender a year from now would certainly be an enticing carrot that could help him rebuild his value on the open market down the line.

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He's turned into an absolute clown

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While the financial incentive to stay in Boston’s system is not meaningful for Walker, the possibility of opportunity beyond this upcoming season is very much there. The 2025-26 regular season is when the repeater tax will kick in and the very strong possibility exists that significant cuts will be made to Boston’s historically high payroll by whatever ownership group is in place.

If multiple rotation players are traded away in cost-cutting moves, there will be some real playing time available within Boston’s rotation for a team that will still be in contention for a title. Boston’s brass will be looking for cheap talent to replace them on the open market at that point and the Celtics will have very limited means in free agency beyond the veteran’s minimum.

This is where having a guy like Walker in the team’s system could pay dividends. The benefits would be clear for Boston, but the allure of that chance may be enough to convince Walker to stick around in the G-League for a year. If Walker doesn’t get any other promising opportunities elsewhere, playing off the bench for a title contender a year from now would certainly be an enticing carrot that could help him rebuild his value on the open market down the line.

Don't even get me started on how bad this CBA is for the Celtics and the NBA. But it's hard for me to envision Sam Hauser on the Celtics next year when his 4/$45 million contract kicks in. So Walker, Scheierman, and even Watson or a combination of these players will be the plan to replace Hauser. Assuming Hauser stays the same or gets better he's a nice asset for a below the cap team that would take him for draft capital.
So if Walker could be signed beyond this season, I can see him as a Celtic longer term.

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