Hoop DossierBoston Celtics
1-1 · 8th in East · 0.5 GB of 7th · home 1-0 · road 0-1 · W1
Availability for Tonight
game preview →| Devin CarterIllness (return est. 2026-11-08) | Out | ESPN Oct 18 |
Official report · lineups not confirmed
What changed
updatedOct 20
- Oct 20 '26Lineup
starting lineup change vs DET: in Derrick White, Jayson Tatum, Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, Jordan Walsh; out Gabe McGlothan, Tucker DeVries, Milos Uzan, Chris Cenac Jr., Hayden Gray
box score
Oct 18
- Oct 18 '26Availability
Devin Carter Out
Carter has been diagnosed with mononucleosis and is without a timetable for a return, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.
ESPN + 1 more report
Oct 17
- Oct 17 '26Availability
Derrick White Probable
Derrick White: Expected to play Tuesday — White (rest) is expected to play in Tuesday's game against Detroit.
RotoWire - Oct 17 '26Roster
Tucker DeVries, Hayden Gray, Gabe McGlothan, Milos Uzan left the roster (4 players)
Oct 16
- Oct 16 '26Availability
Sam Hauser Day-to-day uncertain
Hauser (rest) is not suiting up for Friday's preseason game against the 76ers, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.
ESPN - Oct 16 '26Availability
Neemias Queta Day-to-day uncertain
Queta will not participate in Friday's preseason finale against the 76ers, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.
ESPN - Oct 16 '26Availability
Payton Pritchard Day-to-day uncertain
Pritchard (rest) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the 76ers, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.
ESPN - Oct 16 '26Lineup
starting lineup change vs PHI (preseason): in Gabe McGlothan, Tucker DeVries, Milos Uzan, Chris Cenac Jr., Hayden Gray; out Derrick White, Jayson Tatum, Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, Jordan Walsh
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Oct 14
- Oct 14 '26Roster
Devin Carter, Mike Conley, Paul George, Mitchell Robinson joined this season (4 players)
Roster & rotation
GP, GS, Min: last 2 games · ● likely starter| Player | GP | GS | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson TatumForward · age 28 · 6′8″ | 2 | 2 | 37.5 min |
| Derrick WhiteGuard · age 32 · 6′4″ | 2 | 2 | 34.5 min |
| Paul GeorgeForward · age 36 · 6′8″ | 2 | 2 | 32.5 min |
| Payton PritchardGuard · age 28 · 6′2″ | 2 | 0 | 29.0 min |
| Neemias QuetaCenter · age 27 · 7′0″ | 2 | 0 | 22.0 min |
| Sam HauserForward · age 28 · 6′8″ | 2 | 0 | 20.5 min |
| Mitchell RobinsonCenter · age 28 · 7′0″ | 2 | 2 | 20.0 min |
| Jordan WalshGuard · age 22 · 6′7″ | 2 | 2 | 16.5 min |
| Baylor ScheiermanGuard · age 26 · 6′6″ | 2 | 0 | 14.5 min |
| Hugo GonzalezGuard · age 20 · 6′6″ | 2 | 0 | 7.0 min |
| Luka GarzaCenter · age 27 · 6′10″ | 2 | 0 | 6.0 min |
| Amari WilliamsForward · age 24 · 7′0″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chris Cenac Jr.Forward · age 19 · 6′11″ | 0 | 0 | — |
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| Player | GP | GS | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin CarterGuard · age 24 · 6′2″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dillon MitchellForward · age 23 · 6′8″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mike ConleyGuard · age 39 · 6′1″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ron Harper Jr.Guard · age 26 · 6′5″ | 0 | 0 | — |
Next games
- Tonight vs CHI7:30 PM ET2 days rest
- Tomorrow vs BKN7:30 PM ETB2B
- Fri, Oct 30 vs CHI7:30 PM ET2 days rest
- Sun, Nov 1 @ ORL3:30 PM ET
- Mon, Nov 2 @ HOU8:30 PM ETB2B
Preseason market: 5.1% to win the title, 5th of 30 · 4 books, de-vigged, as of Oct 18.
Predictions about this team
how calls are trackedCame true 2 · Missed 1 · Waiting 8
- Waiting Jake Weinbach: Boston will win at least 50 regular-season games.
2026-10-21 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting First Take (show): The Celtics win at least 50 regular-season games.
2026-10-20 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting The Mismatch (show): Host B: Celtics finish top six in the East.
2026-10-20 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting John Karalis: Celtics win between 50 and 52 regular-season games.
2026-10-20 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting Tom Westerholm: Celtics win 52 regular-season games.
2026-10-20 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting Tom Westerholm: Celtics make the playoffs (implied by ECF prediction).
2026-10-20 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting Danny Cunningham: Boston will have a better regular-season record than Cleveland.
2026-10-16 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Waiting Locked On Hawks (show): Celtics win more than 50.5 regular-season games (over on their win total).
2026-10-14 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12 Flag - Came true Jake Weinbach: Celtics beat the Knicks at home on Oct 23.
2026-10-23 · Podcast · for vs NYK, 2026-10-23 · result: NYK 103 - BOS 107 Flag - Came true It Is What It Is (show): Another host picks the Celtics to beat the Pistons on opening night.
2026-10-20 · Podcast · for PHI @ NYK, 2026-10-20 · result: PHI 106 - NYK 100 Flag - Missed Gil's Arena (show): Boston will win its opener at Detroit.
2026-10-20 · Podcast · for @ DET, 2026-10-20 · result: BOS 113 - DET 121 Flag
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16 calls about Celtics players: Paul George (4) · Payton Pritchard (2) · Neemias Queta (2) · Mitchell Robinson (2) · Chris Cenac Jr. (2) · Jayson Tatum (1)