Boston adds preseason game vs. the Charlotte Hornets to 2023 preseason schedule

Boston also faces the Sixers in a home-and-away series this October in preseason play.

Fans of the Boston Celtics learned they will have two preseason games against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday morning. Later in the day, CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning reported the Celtics have another preseason tilt scheduled against the Charlotte Hornets.

According to the Sixers, the two teams will play a home-and-home series on Sunday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 11, Sunday’s game in Boston is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at The Center. After that, per Manning, Boston “will also visit Charlotte on Oct. 19 at 7 (p.m.).”

That could be the full preseason slate for the Celtics, but the team might still be trying to finalize one more preseason contest to fine tune a restructured roster as much as possible ahead of the 2023-24 regular season.

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Boston Celtics to play Philadelphia 76ers in home-and-away preseason series in October

The Atlantic Division rivals will get a close look at each other early in the 2023-24 preseason.

The Boston Celtics have not released their 2023-24 preseason schedule, but we have a good idea about some of the games. The Philadelphia 76ers made public a pair of early October tilts between the two Atlantic Division rivals.

Per the Sixers, Boston and Philly will start a home-and-home series in Boston on Sunday, Oct. 8 with the tip set for 6 p.m. ET. The Celtics make the trip to Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 11, with the tip set for 7 p.m. ET.

There is no timetable for the Celtics to announce the rest of their preseason schedule for their 2023-24 campaign, but it is customary for teams to publish their preseason schedules sometime in the penultimate month of the offseason, Philly is among the earliest in the league to do so this year.

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Celtics camp invitee Bruno Caboclo on Boston’s offseason, plans for 2022-23

The Brazilian big man revealed a certain former No. 3 pick was an unreported early participant in the Celtics’ training camp. as well

Many fans of the Boston Celtics were excited by the news of Brazilian forward Bruno Caboclo joining the team in the offseason on a training camp deal, hopeful the Osasco native might make the team as a potential depth option. Ultimately, the team would go in a different direction to solidify their roster for the 2022-23 NBA season, but it might not be the last time you hear Caboclo’s name connected to the Celtics.

Currently playing for the G League’s Mexico City Capitanes, the 6-foot-9 combo forward hopes to leverage a resurgent interest in big men in the league and his positional flexibility to find his way back to the NBA, whether with Boston or some other ball club.

Ahead of his season opener on Nov. 6 with the Capitanes, the Celtics Wire caught up with Caboclo to talk about his time in Boston, what brought him to Mexico, and more.

Celtics’ strong start to offseason downgraded to C-minus after injuries, suspension

The team’s once league-leading offseason has fallen off a bit, which the folks at Bleacher Report took note of.

At the start of the 2022 NBA offseason, the Boston Celtics were the first club to make major moves to fortify a roster that had just fallen two wins shy of an NBA title.

First, they traded non-rotation players and a draft pick for All-Star caliber guard Malcolm Brogdon. They followed that by signing Danilo Gallinari to a mini-midlevel exception.

But then the offseason started going sideways. First, the team lost Gallinari for at least the entire regular season and perhaps beyond due to injury. A scandal blew up out of nowhere, resulting in second-year head coach Ime Udoka being suspended for an entire season.

Add a lengthy recovery for big man Robert Williams III and his surgically-repaired knee, and the team’s once league-leading offseason has fallen off, which the folks at Bleacher Report took note of in their final offseason grades on all 30 teams in the league.

Reacting to Jayson Tatum’s ejection in the Boston Celtics’ overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors

Should we be worried he is still complaining to refs? Or was the ejection unjustified?

During the Boston Celtics‘ 137-134 preseason overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening, star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was hit with a pair of technical fouls and was subsequently ejected from the game. Reserve forward Grant Williams was then assessed a technical as well, and the team received yet another technical foul for the St. Louis native not leaving the basketball court fast enough, and the end result was Boston being hit with a total of three consecutive technicals in rapid succession.

In a game that otherwise didn’t matter, Tatum again let his emotions get the best of him. Will he and the Celtics use this as a teaching moment and learn from this experience?

Can it help the team moving forward and serve as a reminder to keep a level head going into the regular season?

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” had to say about Tatum’s ejection against the Raptors in Montreal on Friday.

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Celtics at Raptors: Boston falls to Toronto 137-134 in overtime to finish their preseason slate

Some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics’ third preseason game of their 2022-23 campaign.

The Boston Celtics came to Montreal to play as they squared off with the Toronto Raptors for their final preseason tilt of the 2022-23 NBA season, and got more than a handful out of the Raptors in a game marred by controversial techs and a slippery floor adding drama where no one wants to see it.

The Celtics and Raptors stayed within a few possessions either way throughout the entire contest, Boston finally falling in overtime 137-134. The Celtics were led by star wing Jaylen Brown with 23 points, with superstar forward Jayson Tatum adding 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, and combo guard Derrick White chipping in another 23 points on a sizzling 5-of-6 attempts from beyond the arc.

With the loss, Boston finishes their slate of four preseason games at 2-2.

Let’s take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics’ fourth of four preseason games of their 2022-23 campaign.

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Report: After Samanic, Valentine, Reeves and Kissoonnlal Maine Celtics offers, Boston plans to add another player to G League affiliate

Having also signed several players to Exhibit-10 deals, the Celtics reportedly also plan to add another player to Maine’s roster.

The Boston Celtics have been making moves to finalize their regular-season roster ahead of the opener on Oct. 18 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Per reporting from the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, they have also been lining up players for their G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics, for the 2022-23 campaign.

Per Himmelsbach, both Luka Samanic and Denzel Valentine are set to join the team’s Portland-based G League affiliate with a $50,000 bonus awaiting them if they spend at least 60 days with the Maine Celtics. Recently waived wing Brodric Thomas will not join the Maine Celtics; Boston does not hold his draft rights.

Having also added both Roxbury native AJ Reeves and big man Reggie Kissoonlal to Maine’s roster, the Celtics reportedly also plan to add another player via the Exhibit-10 contract that creates the $50,000 bonus for sticking with the team.

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“This team is very ready,’ says new Celtics big man Blake Griffin of Boston’s preseason preparations

Pleased with the focus of his new teammates, Griffin says he is ‘impressed by where they’re at as a team’.

After having some unnamed bad experiences elsewhere in his career, new Boston Celtics big man Blake Griffin appreciates the single-minded focus of his new teammates. In a recent interview with the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn, Griffin related how his new team’s energy was making him feel.

“The intensity in those (preseason) games and in practice and shootaround has been something I haven’t seen in a while, probably since my (Los Angeles) Clipper days when we were really making a run for it,” he explained. “The maturity of this team, and some of us sat down in the meal room for probably 2½ hours and just talked and more and more people came and it was a group of like 10 of us.”

And while the former Brooklyn Nets forward readily admitted that the Celtics are not yet a finished product in terms of what they hope to put on the court on opening night, Griffin seemed pleased with the shape Boston is taking thus far.

“That’s something you don’t really see a lot, as well, on teams that I’ve been on,” he continued, perhaps taking a subtle shot at past stops in his career.

“From those aspects, this team is very ready. We still have work to do like everybody else, but I’ve been impressed by where they’re at as a team.”

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Jaylen Brown on playing with Malcolm Brogdon: ‘Malcolm is really good at basketball’

Jaylen Brown had high praise for his new teammate Malcolm Brogdon following Boston’s preseason victory Sunday afternoon.

Jaylen Brown played a key role in the Boston Celtics’ first victory of the 2022-23 preseason, an exhibition shellacking of the Charlotte Hornets at home. Brown contributed 24 points in 24 minutes as the Celtics cruised.

Following the lopsided victory, Brown was asked about playing alongside newcomer Malcolm Brogdon. Brogdon is a veteran scorer and leader in the NBA who was traded to the Celtics this offseason. Brown summed up his respect and admiration of his new teammate succinctly.

“Malcolm is really good at basketball.” said the Georgia native a bit wryly after the game.

Brogdon himself was quick to praise his new club. He seemed ready and willing to help the team win. Jaylen Brown made note of this in his own post-game comments.

“He makes the right plays,” Jaylen said of Brogdon. “He’s a threat out there at all times. It’s definitely going to make us better. Overall, he’s more than capable of being a go-to player in this league.”

“For him being able to come in and run things and also get himself going as you’ve seen tonight, he has a well-balanced game.”

Brogdon finished the game with 11 points, five rebounds and nine assists. He led all players in assists and chipped in two 3s to boot.

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Malcolm Brogdon shares initial impressions following first game with Boston Celtics

Malcolm Brogdon on what he learned about the Celtics after Boston’s preseason victory: “It’s a team full of unselfish guys that clearly have an objective to just win.”

The Boston Celtics made a splash by trading for Malcolm Brogdon in July, adding the former 2017 Rookie of the Year to an already formidable lineup.

Brogdon is playing on what is, perhaps, the most talented roster of his professional career. After Boston’s big preseason victory against the Charlotte Hornets, Brogdon was asked about his impression of the team thus far. His admiration for the organization was clear.

“It’s a team full of unselfish guys that clearly have an objective to just win.” Brogdon said.” We want to win at all this year, so we’re trying to build for that. We’re not really concerned about statistics.”

Brogdon stated he understands his role coming to the Celtics. He smiled as he explained that he is now facing less potent defenders playing alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

“We know JT and JB are going to lead us every night on the offensive end,” Brogdon said. “And it’s up to the rest of us to play our roles and to support them, and also play to the best of our abilities.”

Brogdon, 29, is one of the elder statesmen in the Celtics locker room. He explained he shares responsibility with Marcus Smart to quarterback the offense. Overall, he sounded ready to support the club in any way necessary.

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