Celtics 2025-26, Season Thread

[itrsteve]

This isn’t a sympathy digging post but I figured I would share with my C’s brethren.

So twice a year my team at work does an offsite, typically one in NE or NY then the second in the Carolinas (where I live).

This October it was the north’s turn, my boss called me 3 weeks ago making sure I could make it and he said “good, since we know you’re the resident Celtics fan we’re going to get a box” (for the Cavs game on the 29th). He went through all the internal approvals and all that to pay for it although not a basketball guy but knew I would be stoked. Such a cool gesture to go through the hassle at all.

Unexpectedly, he went to the hospital this weekend not feeling well and passed away by Wednesday at only 50 years old. Completely out of the blue. Our existence is far too fragile.

Get your blood checked and go C’s

[Shak_Celts]

This isn’t a sympathy digging post but I figured I would share with my C’s brethren.

So twice a year my team at work does an offsite, typically one in NE or NY then the second in the Carolinas (where I live).

This October it was the north’s turn, my boss called me 3 weeks ago making sure I could make it and he said “good, since we know you’re the resident Celtics fan we’re going to get a box” (for the Cavs game on the 29th). He went through all the internal approvals and all that to pay for it although not a basketball guy but knew I would be stoked. Such a cool gesture to go through the hassle at all.

Unexpectedly, he went to the hospital this weekend not feeling well and passed away by Wednesday at only 50 years old. Completely out of the blue. Our existence is far too fragile.

Get your blood checked and go C’s

Wow. RIP.

[ThePigeon]

IN: Hugo, Boucher, Minott
TBD: Garza, Baylor
OUT: Walsh, Tilman

Tillman OUT? I think that he just needs to get his NBA speed and instincts back.
Garza seems to me to be a shoo-in. I see him being part of our Center by Committee.

Tillman makes Luke Kornet look like Prime Olajuwon.

Kornet is playing like prime Olajuwon right now
Tilman will be fine. He knows how to play. Hampered by injury and getting back to form

[ThePigeon]

This isn’t a sympathy digging post but I figured I would share with my C’s brethren.

So twice a year my team at work does an offsite, typically one in NE or NY then the second in the Carolinas (where I live).

This October it was the north’s turn, my boss called me 3 weeks ago making sure I could make it and he said “good, since we know you’re the resident Celtics fan we’re going to get a box” (for the Cavs game on the 29th). He went through all the internal approvals and all that to pay for it although not a basketball guy but knew I would be stoked. Such a cool gesture to go through the hassle at all.

Unexpectedly, he went to the hospital this weekend not feeling well and passed away by Wednesday at only 50 years old. Completely out of the blue. Our existence is far too fragile.

Get your blood checked and go C’s

Sad. RIP

[Parliament10]

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[canman1971]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46554922/simulating-2025-2026-nba-season-predictions-nba-cup-playoffs-finals-champion-draft-lottery
ESPN simulator has the Cs winning the NBA Cup and losing in the play-in.

[Parliament10]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46554922/simulating-2025-2026-nba-season-predictions-nba-cup-playoffs-finals-champion-draft-lottery
ESPN simulator has the Cs winning the NBA Cup and losing in the play-in.

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.