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Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown a few days ago underwent a successful right knee arthroscopic debridement procedure. The team says he is expected to participate in training camp without limitation.

Per the Boston Globe, “a league source said that the procedure was done to alleviate pain in the partially torn meniscus that slowed Brown during the final few months of the season. A debridement procedure is a minimally invasive surgery in which the damaged part of the meniscus is trimmed or smoothed, with a shorter recovery time than a full repair.”

Per the Boston Herald, “the four-time All-Star suffered his injury before the NBA All-Star break in February and dealt with knee issues through the playoffs. The team announced the injury as a bone bruise and posterior impingement, and it later was revealed that Brown also was playing through a partially torn meniscus. He received pain management injections before the postseason, which head coach Joe Mazzulla described as “part of the rehab process for him to get back to be his absolute best.”

After winning the championship last year and then falling short in the postseason this year, the Boston Celtics could face some challenging roster decisions this offseason.

Via the Boston Herald:

We don’t yet know whether Jaylen Brown will be on the Celtics’ roster when the 2025-26 season tips off in October.

Trading the homegrown $305 million star would be a massive, franchise-altering move – but it’s one Brad Stevens could consider depending on how radically he wants to rework Boston’s roster in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s ruptured Achilles.

The Celtics are expected to move at least one of their championship-winning starters this offseason as they look to escape the second apron and ease their overwhelming luxury tax burden. Could they flip Brown for a haul, accepting a reset year in exchange for assets and long-term financial relief? It’s possible.

But if Stevens chooses a less aggressive roster-building path and retains Brown, Boston’s longest-tenured player will have an opportunity to do something he’s never done in his NBA career: enter a season as the Celtics’ unquestioned No. 1 player.

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has been named the recipient of the 2025 Red Auerbach Award.

The annual award, which was presented to Holiday at midcourt by Celtics Lead Owner and Governor Wyc Grousbeck and Co-Owner and Managing Partner Bob Epstein, prior to Boston’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, is traditionally given to the Celtics player or coach who best exemplifies the spirit of what it means to be a Celtic through exceptional performance on and off the court.

“Jrue has been key to the success of our team,” said Wyc Grousbeck. “His commitment to excellence, both in his play and leadership, sets a standard for everyone around him. He always does the right thing in the right way. He is a perfect embodiment of what it means to be a Boston Celtic—dedicated, selfless, and relentless in his pursuit of success.”

The Boston Celtics have signed guard JD Davison.

Davison, the 2024-25 G League MVP, appeared in 30 Regular Season games for the Maine Celtics posting averages of 25.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He ranked fourth in the league in scoring and seventh in the league in assists, the only player in the G League to rank in the top seven in both categories this season.

Selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Celtics, Davison has appeared in 35 games for Boston in his three-year career and has appeared in a career-high 15 games for the C’s this season. Davison was also selected as a member of Team G League for the 2025 Rising Stars Game at All-Star Weekend in San Francisco in February.

Via the Boston Herald:

The depth of the Celtics’ roster was on full display Sunday in Portland.

Even with Jaylen Brown nursing a bone bruise in his knee and fellow starters Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday both sitting out on the first night of a back-to-back, Boston convincingly defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, rolling to a 129-116 win at the Moda Center.

All nine Celtics who played in the game scored at least four points, and six hit double figures, with Jayson Tatum leading the way with 30 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block.

Sam Hauser added 24 points while shooting 8-for-10 from 3-point range. Derrick White went 4-for-10 from three and tallied 17 points, eight assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block.

The Boston Celtics recently signed forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract.

Norris, a 6’7” forward, was signed from the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League, where he has appeared in 36 games between the regular season and the Tip-Off Tournament averaging 17.1 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc (119-for-308). A former teammate of current Celtic Payton Pritchard at the University of Oregon, Norris finished his collegiate career at UC-Santa Barbara where he was named to the All-Big West Second Team as a senior following the 2022-23 season when he averaged 14.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals and shot 39.1 percent from three.

Norris will wear #44 for the Celtics.