Celtics 2025-26, Season Thread

[bisme37]

Our NBA Cup court:

[djFan71]

Our NBA Cup court:

Whoa, that's actually not ugly. Has it been approved? I thought they had to hurt the eyes to be legit.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Our NBA Cup court:

Hopefully people won't be slipping all over it like they have previously. Seemed a little dangerous in the past.

[Curmudgeon]

The NBA cup is just so bush league...

[Parliament10]

Our NBA Cup court:

Hopefully people won't be slipping all over it like they have previously. Seemed a little dangerous in the past.

2025 NBA Cup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_Cup

Prize money [2025]
Players on teams advancing to the knockout stage received prize money as follows:[4]

Players on teams that lose in the quarterfinals: $51,497 each
Players on teams that lose in the semifinals: $102,994 each
Players on the tournament runner-up team: $205,988 each
Players on the tournament championship team: $514,971 each

Two-Way Players earn half, each. -- (Prize Money increases 3% every year.)
https://www.nba.com/news/in-season-tournament-financial-incentives-motivates-players

Two-way players on those rosters only get half as much as those on standard contracts.

[redslastlaugh]

hey now!

it gives the mafia more high profile games to wager on, lol

The NBA cup is just so bush league...

[cloverleaf]

Our NBA Cup court:

Hopefully people won't be slipping all over it like they have previously. Seemed a little dangerous in the past.

At least not as hideous as some of the cup courts.

[djFan71]

I'm ready for something like this lineup

White, Simons, JB, Hoogo, Queta
Pritchard, Hauser, Minott, Boucher, X

Injuries/foul trouble, etc: Walsh, Garza, Scheierman.

Starting all the guys that know what they're doing together leaves the bench in shambles. Simons could use to play with White & JB some. Pritchard & Hauser can settle the bench. Could possibly flip Hauser and Hoogo, since X & Boucher know things as well.

[cloverleaf]

Already, these predictions are so sad:

https://www.audacy.com/weei/sports/celtics/10-bold-predictions-for-the-2025-26-celtics

[cloverleaf]

That'll leave a mark:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-15225893/Boston-Celtics-star-Jaylen-Brown-suffers-awkward-hairline-humiliation-defeat-New-York-Knicks.html

[brackdan70]

Brown playing 36 minutes and White 34.5 needs to stop.
I love Joe but I don’t get this. His job this year is to develop young guys. Get to it Joe.

[Fierce1]

Brown playing 36 minutes and White 34.5 needs to stop.
I love Joe but I don’t get this. His job this year is to develop young guys. Get to it Joe.

Joe made it clear, winning comes first.

[Curmudgeon]

Brown playing 36 minutes and White 34.5 needs to stop.
I love Joe but I don’t get this. His job this year is to develop young guys. Get to it Joe.

Joe made it clear, winning comes first.

No it doesn't. That's BS for the masses. If they really wanted to win they would put Simons tushie on the bench and keep it there. They are willing to lose and lose and lose to showcase Simons in the probably futile hope that they will be able to trade him.

[Fierce1]

Brown playing 36 minutes and White 34.5 needs to stop.
I love Joe but I don’t get this. His job this year is to develop young guys. Get to it Joe.

Joe made it clear, winning comes first.

No it doesn't. That's BS for the masses. If they really wanted to win they would put Simons tushie on the bench and keep it there. They are willing to lose and lose and lose to showcase Simons in the probably futile hope that they will be able to trade him.

Like I said, 20 games.

[Fierce1]

If it's about losing then JB wouldn't be getting 36 minutes and DWhite 34.5 minutes.

[Curmudgeon]

It will be about losing until they put guys on the floor able and willing to play defense. And, BTW, they are already laying the groundwork for shutting down Brown.