Is the play of the former Portland Trail Blazers guard with Boston in recent games so good that the Celtics need to look for a lower-cost big?

Boston ruled Minott out for its matchup against the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden with a left ankle sprain. Asked about Minott’s prognosis during his pregame news conference, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said he had “no idea” how the 23-year-old suffered his injury.

The Celtics are still riding high in the Eastern Conference, winning eight of their last ten games even after falling to the Nuggets on Wednesday night. There have been some interesting playing time decisions for that stretch with Boston’s bench, so let’s examine that situation along with some trade questions and more in this week’s mailbag.

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Big man depth is perhaps the most important thing that Boston would be looking for if the right move is out there

The Boston Celtics are no strangers to Stack/Spain pick-and-roll actions. They have a variety of options for screening and backscreening that create layers of trouble for opposing defenses. In their last matchup,

The Boston Celtics may have a quiet trade deadline by all accounts. As the team continues to defy the odds and contend in the Eastern Conference, they're going to be connected to many different names,

If you listen to most NBA and even Boston Celtics podcasts or read articles on the same, there is no shortage of mea culpas circulated through the media from analysts who did not see this success in the Celtics' cards this season.