Jayson Tatum had his left, non-shooting, wrist heavily wrapped for a large chunk of last season. There was a thought Tatum might need offseason surgery on the wrist, but according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, the Celtics star opted against surgery.

“(Tatum) went into the offseason thinking he might need surgery on his non-shooting wrist," Shelburne said. "(He) went to a bunch of specialists and essentially decided 'I'm not going to get surgery. I don't need it.'”

Shelburne added that Tatum said he feels really good heading into the season.

The Boston Celtics signed D.J. Steward to a non-guaranteed training camp contract. Steward will likely join the Maine Celtics of the G League following the preseason.

Steward played in 45 games with the Stockton Kings last season. He averaged 13 points and 4.2 assists in 23.5 minutes per game off Stockton's bench.

The Los Angeles Clippers have continued to engage the Boston Celtics on a potential trade for Malcolm Brogdon this offseason, sources told Jared Weiss of The Athletic.

The Clippers backed out of a trade for Brogdon in June to medical concerns.

The Celtics pivoted to a trade where they send Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a deal to acquire Kristaps Porzingis. 

Boston is believed to be committed to Derrick White as their starting point guard.

The Celtics and Clippers are each also interested in Jrue Holiday.

The Boston Celtics signed-and-waived Brandon Slater, reported Keith Smith of Spotrac.

The team also waived Jordan Schakel and Taylor Funk.

All three players are expected to play for the Maine Celtics in the G League. 

The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to trade Jrue Holiday to another team after acquiring him from the Milwaukee Bucks in the Damian Lillard trade.

Holiday has a player option worth $37.4 million for the 24-25 season, which could give him some level of control over where he is traded.

Sources tell the Miami Herald that the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers are teams that appeal to Holiday. 

Holiday was traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to the Bucks during the 2020 offseason and helped the Bucks win the NBA championship that season.

The Boston Celtics have signed wing Jordan Schakel to a training camp deal. Schakel will compete for a roster spot with Boston but will likely land with the Maine Celtics of the G League following the preseason.

Schakel spent parts of the last two seasons with the Washington Wizards. He spent most of that time on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go. In 50 total G League games between the Go-Go and the Santa Cruz Warriors, Schakel averaged 12.1 points on 45/39/89 shooting splits.

The Boston Celtics agreed to trade Malcolm Brogdon to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the original Kristaps Porzingis trade last June that fell apart. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports that the Celtics "have been looking for a Malcolm Brogdon trade since June," which could be part of an offer for Jrue Holiday.

The Clippers backed out of the trade due to concerns over Brogdon's health.

Boston quickly pivoted to a trade of Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies, which allowed them to also acquire two first round picks with Porzingis. 

Brogdon signed a two-year, $45 million extension with the Indiana Pacers in 2021, which expires in 2025.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens gave an encouraging update on the health of two key players, a week out from training camp. Stevens said both Kristaps Porzingis and Malcolm Brogdon are ready to go when camp kicks off next week.

Porzingis has been dealing with plantar fasciitis, which kept him out of the FIBA World Cup for Latvia. The team's key offseason addition has been featured in social media posts from the Celtics in recent days, as he works out at the team facility.

“Kristaps has been running up and down the court the last few days,” Stevens said. “I thought the progression that his trainers there (in Latvia), our trainers here, and everybody came up with to get him back so that he could avoid anything lingering was a key. He feels great. I just literally talked to him on the phone on my way here. He said he feels good.”

Brogdon was nearly traded in the deal that brought Porzingis to Boston. He's also spent the summer rehabbing from an elbow injury suffered in last season's playoffs.

Stevens acknowledged that Brogdon may be upset about how the summer has been. The Celtics front office leaders said both sides are working toward the season now.

“Of course, and I would say he had every right to feel (upset),” Stevens said. “We said that this summer. But he’s a real pro and so we’ve had several discussions. He’s looking forward to getting started. We’re looking forward to getting started and here we go.”

Lamar Stevens has agreed to a deal with the Boston Celtics. 

Stevens appeared in 62 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18.1 minutes.

The Cavaliers traded Stevens to the San Antonio Spurs as part of the Max Strus sign-and-trade. San Antonio subsequently waived Stevens.

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti (@AmericanNumbers) continue their annual tradition of breaking down the over/under lines for the Eastern Conference.

They go through over/unders and other relevant odds for the Pistons (3:44), Hornets (12:01), Wizards (18:11), Magic (24:18), Pacers (28:25), Raptors (33:12), Bulls (37:45), Hawks (43:30), Nets (47:27), Heat (54:01), Cavaliers (58:47), Bucks (1:03:18), Knicks (1:11:21), 76ers (1:19:55) and Celtics (1:29:08).

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