Gordon Hayward pins the blame on his former head coach brad Stevens for the Celtics' ultimate failure during his tenure.

Particularly of interest were his comments on the health of multiple Boston frontcourt players, and navigating the presumed changing of ownership that the Grousbeck family are pursuing almost from the moment the Celtics won Banner 18.

The Celtics don’t know exactly when Kristaps Porzingis will return to the court. But they’re encouraged — and even a little surprised — by the progress he’s made in

September 24 - Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is targeting a December return from offseason ankle surgery. "The expectation is sometime in December," he told ESPN on Tuesday. "But I'm feeling really good and I'm working towards hopefully playing earlier than that."

Al Horford will be the one primarily responsible for filling Kristaps Porzingis’ shoes while the latter recovers from offseason leg surgery.

Al Horford will be the one primarily responsible for filling Kristaps Porzingis’ shoes while the latter recovers from offseason leg surgery. But Porzingis’ absence — which is expected to stretch at least into December — also will require more prominent contributions from a handful of other Boston bigs.