Sun, Aug 23, 2026
The only real news of the day came from ownership: Bill Chisholm said publicly he is open to buying TD Garden if that is what it takes to give the Celtics an arena that matches the franchise, a building the team currently only leases from Delaware North. Everything else was Payton Pritchard's media availability, recycled three or four ways: he wasn't shocked by the Jaylen Brown trade, he's looking forward to learning from Mike Conley, and he had praise for Paul George. There were no roster, contract or coaching moves and no injury updates; the rest of the feed was schedule-strength analysis, East power-ranking takes, and a heavy layer of Larry Bird / Kobe nostalgia and Bronny James trade-machine speculation.
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Speaking to CLNS Media's Bobby Manning, Pritchard said the Brown trade did not surprise him: “It's a part of the business. So, nothing's actually really that shocking to me anymore... you move on, and you get ready to go to war against him.” He added the team never discussed it in their group chat and that he hasn't thought about how Brown's exit expands his own role.
Pritchard, via CLNS Media, on the newly added veteran guard: “Obviously, I look up to Mike and the career he's had... He's somebody I will take a lot of things from and hopefully have a great friendship and mentorship with.” The piece frames Conley as a locker-room mentor rather than a heavy-minutes player as Pritchard, coming off a 17.0-point, 5.2-assist season, takes on more point-guard duty.
Tatum discusses a positive takeaway from Boston's playoff exit, having returned from his Achilles injury in early March and quickly reestablished himself as the Celtics' best player within about three weeks.
Analysis of how Tatum inherits sole top-option status in 2026-27 after Brown carried that role last season, and how the two seasons will compare.
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