Adam Himmelsbach

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

Shaking my notebook up and down and seeing what falls out as the Celtics prepare for next week’s NBA Draft …⋅ On May 17, the day after the Celtics’ season ended with a conference semifinals loss to the Knicks, veteran big man Al Horford said he would take a few weeks and think about his future while also discussing the situation with his family. Horford, who turned 39 two weeks ago, is an unrestricted free agent.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge has been hired as president of basketball operations of the Utah Jazz, Ainge told the Globe by phone on Monday morning. Ainge, 43, was hired as Boston’s director of player personnel in 2011 and spent the last 14 seasons in the team’s front office. He had a stint as general manager of the team’s G League affiliate in Maine and was named Celtics assistant general manager six years ago, helping build the roster that won the 2024 NBA championship.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

Aditya Mittal, CEO of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, is in line to become the alternate governor of the Celtics following a $1 billion investment as part of Bill Chisholm’s ownership group, according to a source familiar with the transaction. Mittal is expected to eventually become the second-largest stakeholder after Chisholm, with private equity firm Sixth Street, which will be a silent partner, holding the third-largest stake, the source said.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

This is the second of a three-part series evaluating the Celtics’ roster, highlighting the top rotation players off the bench and coach Joe Mazzulla. For a big man who turns 39 in two weeks, Horford generally held up well when switching onto opposing guards on the perimeter. But there also was a reason that teams tended to hunt this matchup, with Knicks guard Jalen Brunson most recently exploiting it during the Eastern Conference semifinals.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

This is the first of a two-part series evaluating the Celtics’ roster, highlighting the bottom half. Baylor Scheierman — The Celtics selected Scheierman with the 30th pick of last June’s draft in large part because of his 3-point shooting. But through February, he was just 1 for 15 from beyond the arc. There were signs of a lack of confidence, but the sample size was miniscule. Sure enough, Scheierman closed the regular season by connecting on 25 of 59 tries (37.3 percent).