Great NBA teams are usually recognized when they win the NBA Finals. However, here is a look at the greatest teams to lose in the NBA Finals.

But for those of us who do not fit that particular outline of Celtics fandom, the hosts of the CLNS Media "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk us all through the logic.

There is another full slate of NBA Summer League games as the festivities in Las Vegas continue on Friday, July 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.

Kristaps Porziņģi said he's "super, super excited" about his post-trade prospects. After two years with the Boston Celtics , Porziņģis was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade that saw the Celtics receive George Niang and a second-round draft pick.

The Boston Celtics are exploring options for the upcoming season, with reports surfacing about the potential return of a seasoned veteran to the team roster.

Contract values carry an outsized importance to building an NBA team. Every deal is viewed through the lens of how friendly it is to the organization bankrolling it. That is the vantage point we'll be taking to rank the worst contracts on the books for the 2025-26 NBA season.

• Seven recipients of the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award have played at NBA Summer League: Kevin Durant (who played in 2007), Stephen Curry (2009), Russell Westbrook (2009), James Harden (2009), Giannis Antetokounmpo (2014), Nikola Jokić (2015) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2018).

The Boston Celtics may have captured the 2024 NBA title, but that hasn’t satisfied head coach Joe Mazzulla. After a lackluster season, Boston is once again making significant changes this offseason. The front office is doubling down on its aggressive strategy to stay on top of the league,