Forget tanking. Disregard the “gap year” talk. The Celtics look like genuine contenders in the wide-open Eastern Conference.

With Thanksgiving in the rearview and Christmas around the corner, we now have plenty of games, performances and numbers to base our takes on.

Three dozen decision-makers across the league weighed in on their peers, what they admire and who stands above the rest.

Just past the quarter-mark of the NBA season, the Boston Celtics, at 15-9, sit in third place in the Eastern Conference … just like everybody expected. How did they get there? Can they keep it up?

Scottie Barnes, who won Rookie of the Year in his own debut season, may well be on course to earn himself a second All-Star ...

Since 2020, the first time Murray averaged at least 20 points per game for an entire season, he has never dropped below a ...