The Boston Celtics have built their teams in a number of ways over the decades, but few if any methods have born more fruit than through the NBA draft. The best players to suit up for the Celtics have,

LeBron James is expected to make a decision on his next team in the coming days after informing the Lakers last month he would continue his Hall of Fame career elsewhere. The Celtics were never considered to be a realistic landing spot for James’ next home even though they surprisingly appeared on a whiteboard of 10 team options for James created by agent Rich Paul on his Game Over podcast.

The Boston Celtics selected Chris Cenac Jr. with the 27th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The pickup was widely considered to be a steal for Boston, as Cenac had previously been expected to come off the board in the late teens or early 20s.

The NBA’s annual Las Vegas residency came to a close Sunday night, with the Golden State Warriors claiming the title of 2026 Summer League champions. The Celtics’ Summer League outfit — featuring Boston’s two 2026 draft picks,

The Celtics will face the Magic at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday from Las Vegas to wrap up their Summer League schedule. Boston didn’t qualify for the bracket for the Summer League championship despite a 3-1 record because its point differential wasn’t good enough.

This Celtics trade proposal would land Cason Wallace from the Thunder in a deal involving Sam Hauser and some draft assets.

The Celtics are no strangers to capitalizing on the miscalculations of other NBA ball clubs, and when it came to their No. 27 overall pick of the draft, Houston big man Chris Cenac Jr., the bad spacing that helped hurt his stock in the draft at Houston sent him right to Boston.

Malik Renau scores 19 second-half points and the Magic go on to close out the Celtics in Summer League play Saturday. Austin Remo, RotoWire Malik Reneau was hard to guard in Orlando’s Summer League finale • Download the NBA App • Complete Coverage: 2026 Summer League Magic 103,

ESPN's Brian Windhorst thinks LeBron James would rather play his 24th NBA season for any other franchise than the Boston Celtics.

While Grill's future likely lies outside the Celtics' ambit, that doesn't mean he can't take advantage of the opportunity with the Summer Cs.