Celtics predicted to acquire $62 million Warriors future Hall of Fame guard via blockbuster trade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Celtics are likely still recovering from their gut-wrenching first-round playoff loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers were destroyed by the New York Knicks in the second round. So what does that say about the Boston Celtics, who fell to Philly?

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum commemorated the one-year anniversary of tearing his Achilles vs the New York Knicks.

The Knicks won't have an easy opponent in Round 2; however, it's fair to say they'd match up better against the Celtics than the 76ers.

The Detroit Pistons finished above them in the 2025-26 regular season standings and are still playing in the postseason, so it would be hard to say Boston is a better ball club. And despite a bad regular season campaign, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still playing ball, so does this mean that the Celtics are now the fifth-best team in the East?

The Knicks aren't a one-trick pony like the Celtics, and Philadelphia just feels overpowered in this second-round series.

The Sporting News is tracking the latest Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors as the Bucks weigh dealing their face of the franchise.

The Knicks looked like the class of the East on Sunday. They’re not only onto the East Finals for the second straight season, but they did so in dominant fashion by sweeping the Sixers in the conference semifinals.