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Maine Celtics name Blaine Mueller as next head coach

The Boston Celtics’ G League affiliate has hired the former Bucks assistant as their ninth head coach, the team announced Thursday.
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Six things to watch as the Celtics get set to open training camp

They again will enter a season among the favorites to win the NBA title, but the roster has been reshuffled. And Marcus Smart is gone.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

With Damian Lillard traded to the Bucks, the Celtics’ road to a championship got a bit tougher

Boston could try to get All-Defensive guard Jrue Holiday, which would make them championship favorites again and complete possibly the best starting lineup in the league.

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Damian Lillard reportedly is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, ending long saga
Lillard appears to be on his way to Milwaukee as part of a three-team deal with the Suns.

Gary Washburn | On basketball
Brad Stevens says Celtics are healthy ahead of training camp, and he likes the flexibility of the retooled roster
“Everybody’s in Boston, everybody’s healthy, knock on wood,” Stevens said. “If everybody gets through the rest of the week, we should be full next Tuesday when we start practice.”

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Report: Golden State Warriors close to agreement on bringing a WNBA team to San Francisco

The reported deal would have the new team playing in the Chase Center, where the Warriors also compete.
Liberty 84, Sun 77

Liberty break away from Sun early in fourth quarter of Game 2 to tie semifinals

New York led, 59-57, to start the fourth quarter before the team went on a 13-5 run to start the period.
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Report: Toronto Raptors emerging as front-runner for Damian Lillard trade, Celtics have shown interest

Lillard's preferred trade destination has long been reported to be the Miami Heat, though they have not been close in talks.
WNBA playoffs

DeWanna Bonner, Rebecca Allen lead Connecticut Sun to 78-63 win over New York to open WNBA semifinals

Bonner scored 20 points and Allen added 18 points to open the best-of-five series.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Celtics hit camp as No. 2 team in these NBA rankings

As defending champions, the Nuggets deserve to top the list until someone else proves otherwise.
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Celtics fill their last roster spot with wing Lamar Stevens

Stevens, 26, was undrafted out of Penn State in 2020 but spent three seasons with Cleveland and last year started 25 games.
Bob Ryan

ESPN takes its shot at the NBA’s all-time top 30 — and it’s pretty much on target

These kinds of "best of" lists and rankings are bound to create arguments, but we have few complaints with this tabulation.
beat writer's notebook

Brad Stevens’ soccer investment, Malcolm Brogdon’s status, and other Celtics nuggets

The Celtics president of basketball ops has had an interest in women's soccer since college, and now he and his wife are part of Boston's NWSL team.
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Paul Pierce explains how he joined Jayson Tatum’s ‘support system’ during summer workouts

“It reminds me of the process that I used to go through to get ready for the season,” Pierce told former Celtics teammate Kevin Garnett.
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Boston sports executives talk competition and collaboration at Globe Summit

Presidents and chief marketing officers of Boston's big five teams joined Globe reporter Michael Silverman for a wide-ranging discussion.
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Marcus Smart’s wedding turned into a Celtics reunion featuring Jayson Tatum, Brad Stevens, and more

Smart celebrated his wedding day alongside his wife, Maisa Hallum, on Saturday.
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Five things to know about new Celtic center Neemias Queta

The seven-footer was the NBA G League MVP runner-up last season.

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