Additionally, Jaylen Brown played through a knee injury, while Kristaps Porzingis battled an undiagnosed illness that severely impacted his performance. Other key players, including Jrue Holiday and Sam Hauser, also dealt with injuries, leaving the team compromised.

Brad Stevens bemoaned the Celtics' inability to land an early knockout punch against the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Whatever the Boston Celtics are going to do this offseason, they are not ready to talk to the media about it. Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens sat down with the media this afternoon for the first time since Boston was eliminated by the New York Knicks in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series that ended in six games,