And for today's article, we will continue with the sixth of 10 people to wear the No. 26, Boston guard alum Lester Hudson. After ending his college career at University of Tennessee at Martin, Hudson was picked up with the 58th overall selection of the 2009 NBA draft by the Celtics.

The Boston Celtics elected to adjust their expensive roster at the start of the offseason. On Monday, the organization officially cut ties with an NBA champion center after his disastrous postseason showing via a blockbuster trade to the Atlanta Hawks.

All 30 NBA teams were randomly drawn into six groups of five within their conferences based on last season’s win-loss records.

The league unveiled the groups for the third year of the tournament, which tips off on Oct. 31. Group play continues through Nov. 28.

The 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics lost their best player, Jayson Tatum, to a torn Achilles during the 2025 postseason. The last Eastern Conference team to win a championship before the Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks,

We sat down with Krivitsky to talk about the Summer Celtics future, what goes on in Vegas that doesn't stay there, and much more.

The Celtics will play a handful of young teams in its group in addition to playing one of its rivals in the group stage of this year's tournament.

The Celtics announced their preseason schedule on Wednesday, with Boston opening its exhibition slate in October ahead of the 2025-26 season.