The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves were sold within the span of a week, so how does that compare to Boston's sale in 2025?
On Friday, the Minnesota Timberwolves were surprisingly and shockingly sold, just days after the Los Angeles Lakers were surprisingly and shockingly sold.
The T'Wolves were sold for $4.5 billion while the Lakers were sold for $12.5 billion.
As noted by Front Office Sports, 25 percent of all NBA teams have been sold since 2020, including the Boston Celtics, who were sold in 2025 for $6.1 billion.
Of all the sales, the Celtics are the third-highest sale price, only behind the Lakers (twice). They rank ahead of the Utah Jazz (1.66 billion), Phoenix Suns ($4 billion), Milwaukee Bucks ($3.5 billion), Charlotte Hornets ($3 billion), Dallas Mavericks ($3.5 billion), Timberwolves ($1.5 billion) and Timberwolves again ($4.5).
The Lakers sold for $10 billion in 2025 before the $12.5 number here in 2026.
Under new owner Bill Chisholm, the Celtics appear committed to putting out a winning product still, and Chisholm spoke about the importance of winning earlier this week on WEEI. That said, it will remain interesting to see how Boston goes about building that winner in the era of increasing player salaries and increasingly difficult to handle tax aprons.
Bill Chisholm, center, who leads a group that is buying the Boston Celtics, stands with current owner Wyc Grousbeck and Chisholm’s wife, Kimberly Chisholm before the game between the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns at TD Garden. Winslow Townson-Imagn ImagesCeltics notebook
--As we new was possible weeks ago, the Miami Heat are set to sign veteran guard Klay Thompson. Thompson, a 13-year veteran, is being bought out of his current deal by the Dallas Mavericks and will give the Heat another scoring option on the perimeter.
While the Heat don't appear ready to move to the top of the Eastern Conference, even after trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo, them getting better only makes life more difficult for Boston, who already has contend with solid rosters with the Knicks, 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons.
--Speaking earlier this week at his camp in Iowa, Celtics big man Luke Garza spoke very highly of head coach Joe Mazzulla, saying that he's the kind of coach that you want to "run through a wall for."
Garza played well for the Celtics last season, but it will be interesting to see how much playing time he gets this year in the wake of the Celtics coming to terms with Mitchell Robinson and drafting Chris Cenac Jr. in the first round of the NBA Draft.
--Given that the C's have four big men and a bunch of outside shooters, we asked a simple question recently: How exactly do the Celtics want to play this season?
