Even though he didn't win a title, Marcus Smart is widely seen as a Boston Celtics legend. The former Oklahoma State star played nine seasons for the franchise

The thinking is that Simmons has never been part of a winning culture and thus has little to offer the development of such players besides soaking up a portion of the minutes in a best-case scenario.

Utah signed Springer back in March following the Celtics dealing him away at the trade deadline in a salary dump to the Houston Rockets. Houston immediately waived Springer after thar deal, leading him to sign a 10-day contract with the Jazz and eventually a three-year contract which was largely non-guaranteed.

The Los Angeles Lakers, having already acquired Marcus Smart to bolster their defense, are now considering trading for Robert Williams III. Analyst Caleb Hightower suggests reuniting Smart with his former Celtics teammate to enhance the Lakers' interior presence.

Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is no stranger to unorthodox offseason workouts, but it has come to light that the Georgia native has been taking that approach to an entirely new level. In a recent article by Athletic reporter Elise Devlin,

The Boston Celtics should have their answer from one possible intriguing free agent addition in the next week according to one NBA insider. Former Clippers reserve Ben Simmons is expected to decide on his next destination within the next seven days per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst with Boston still looming as a possibility.

Georges Niang is aware that a lot of Boston Celtics fans (still) do not like him after he got into an altercation with Jaylen Brown during Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference semifinals, when he was still with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The pair were seen talking on-court when Boston played the Bucks last season, but the chat had little to do with a Blazers team-up.