Blockbuster NBA Trade Sets High Bar for Celtics Derrick White Price originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Coincidentally, the Celtics won both their 17th and 18th championships on their home court, on the date June 17th. Jaylen Brown took home NBA Finals MVP, and he and Jayson Tatum finally ended a 16-year drought of no titles for the Celtics.

The Thunder are up, 3-2, against the Indiana Pacers after back-to-back wins. Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander combined for 71 points in a Game 5 win on Monday night. The Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference finals.

On Monday, longtime NBA scribe Bill Simmons shared his thoughts on the one thing about today's NBA that appears to bother him more than any other in comments viewed over 670,000 plus times. "Can we ban the 'Face of the League' convo? Let's just make it illegal. It's the single stupidest NBA conversation," Simmons wrote on X Monday.

2008 — The Boston Celtics win their 17th NBA title with a stunning 131-92 blowout over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6. Kevin Garnett scores 26 points with 14 rebounds, Ray Allen scores 26 and Paul Pierce, the finals MVP, adds 17.

Aaron Nesmith is making a name for himself in the Pacers' playoff run, but before then, he was just trying to get playing time in Boston.

The Red Sox just shockingly moved an All-Star in Rafael Devers, and now the Celtics must decide what to do with their All-Star, Jaylen Brown.

A playoff opponent addressed it's biggest weakness. Multiple pick changed hands. Here's how the Desmond Bane trade affects the Celtics.