Tag: 2025 nba offseason

What did we learn from the first night of Las Vegas Summer League?

The Las Vegas Summer League is officially underway, with the Boston Celtics set to play on Saturday, July 13.

The Las Vegas Summer League got underway on Friday (July 12). The Boston Celtics will play their first game of the tournament on Saturday (July 13), when they will face off against the Miami Heat. We will likely get our first look at Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson, who were drafted by the team with the 30th and 54th picks, respectively.

Boston has taken a strong roster to Vegas. As such, they will likely be one of the favorites to challenge for the Summer League championship. The Golden State Warriors are another strong roster that could be a potential Finals opponent.

During a recent episode of the “First To The Floor” podcast, the hosts discussed the lessons learned from the tournament’s opening night, including Bronny James’s Las Vegas debut. They also touched on their expectations for Boston’s opening game on Saturday.

You can hear their thoughts by clicking on the embedded video above.

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Four Boston Celtics ranked in HoopsHype’s top free agents for 2025

This could allow for a fairly significant shake-up of the team should either side desire it.

With a likely infusion of cash coming into the NBA from a new media rights deal set to be signed in the near-term future, the league’s class of free agents coming onto the market in 2025 is likely to be a significant one in terms of talent. And for the Boston Celtics, it is sure to be an impactful offseason one way or another given four players from the storied ball club’s roster are able to be unrestricted free agents that offseason.

What this means for the Celtics is that two starters and, by then, two likely high-usage bench players will potentially be able to change teams or sign new deals with their current roster, allowing for a fairly significant shake-up of the team should either side desire it.

NBA cap expert Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype put together a list of the top free agents of that class, with all four Celtics mentioned above making the top 65 in that offseason — let’s see where Gozlan ranked each.