During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Hamer wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.

NBA superstar Kevin Durant sends positive message to Celtics' Jayson Tatum amid Achilles rehab originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Boston Celtics handed the Philadelphia 76ers their first loss of the season and delivered a wire-to-wire reminder of their resilience, edging out a tense 109-108 victory to open NBA Cup play on Friday night.

It seemed possible that Scheierman might have a tough battle ahead of him to get back on the court with Boston early in the start to the season, and such dynamics do not exactly lend themselves to the sort of confident play needed to snap whatever errors were keeping the Hastings,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/celtics/onsi as Shocking Celtics Guard Has Become a Top Defender in NBA. A surprise Boston Celtics guard has emerged as, statistically, one of the best defenders in the league early into the season.

with 17.6. Opponents have taken 12.0 more FTA when playing Boston this season, averaging 29.6 FTA. MORE: Celtics' new addition cracks top-10 in team history for impact stat The Celtics have committed the 8th most fouls in the NBA this season, with 24.4 PF ...

Headlined by AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer, non-contending teams around the league will undoubtedly be tempted by the notion of tanking for a potential lottery pick. The Boston Celtics could be one of those franchises,