Boston's local coverage this week ran from roster paperwork to franchise history, with outlets tracing the two moves that filled out camp and revisiting the trade that sent Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia. None of it changes a record that still reads 0-0.
Two roster additions matched what the beat had flagged.
Hoops Rumors writer Arthur Hill folded Boston into a wider roundup of minor transactions on Sept. 24, the same day Hayden Gray and Gabe McGlothan officially joined the Celtics. A day earlier, MassLive's Brian Robb had reported a training camp deal for a former Jazz guard — timing that lines up with Gray's arrival, though the report did not name him directly. The two additions round out a training camp group built mostly through minor moves rather than a marquee signing.
Stevens addressed the trade that ended the Brown-Tatum era.
Boston.com's Conor Ryan reported that Brad Stevens spoke publicly about the decision to send Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia. The trade is already on the record: Boston received Paul George and four picks, two first-rounders and two second-rounders, the move that opened a spot for George at $54.1M and left Tatum as the roster's lone holdover star from the Jays era. Stevens now has to explain it to a fan base watching Tatum come back from a left knee issue with an estimated return around Oct. 1.
Queta's per-game marks back up a national watch-list nod.
Boston.com's Khari Thompson reported that Neemias Queta was named a player to watch for ESPN's 2027 Top-100 list. Last season, across 76 games, he averaged 10.2 points and 8.4 rebounds, and he anchored the three most efficient five-man groups Boston fielded, including the Brown-White-Pritchard-Hauser unit that finished plus-17.9. The recognition tracks a role Queta already had, not a projection of a new one.
Who did the Celtics sign this week?
Boston added guard Hayden Gray and forward Gabe McGlothan on Sept. 24, a move Hoops Rumors grouped into a wider roundup of minor league transactions.
Why did the Celtics trade Jaylen Brown?
Boston sent Brown to Philadelphia for Paul George and four draft picks, a trade Brad Stevens has now spoken about publicly according to Boston.com; the deal closed the Brown-Tatum era that began in 2016.
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